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Cuprite from
Sweet Home Mine, Detroit City Claim Block, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Comments:Microcrystalline crusts on select tetrahedrite crystals.
Colour:Purplish-red
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Tetrahedrite Subgroup
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sweet Home Mine, Detroit City Claim Block, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:149010
Long-form Identifier:1:3:149010:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘSherman Mine (Sherman tunnel; Leadville Corporation Mine; Day Mines; Hilltop Mine), Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake County, Colorado, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘHill Top Mine, Horseshoe Basin Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘAdelaide Mine, Iron Hill, Lake County, Colorado, USA
22.0km (13.6 miles) ⓘLincoln Gulch, Lincoln Mining District (Lincoln Gulch Mining District; Ruby Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
41.9km (26.1 miles) ⓘTamarack Occurrence, Buena Vista Area, Free Gold Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘTin Cup Mine, Independence (Independence Pass), Columbia Mining District (Ashcroft Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘPitkin Mine, Independence (Independence Pass), Columbia Mining District (Ashcroft Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘNisley Mine, Shawnee Area, Park County, Colorado, USA
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘPalmer Ranch, Blue River area, Summit County, Colorado, USA
73.5km (45.7 miles) ⓘGold Hill, Tincup Mining District (Pieplant Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
References
Pearl, Richard M. (1958) Colorado Gem Trails and Mineral Guide (1st ed.) Sage Books, Denver, CO.
Jensen, M. (2004) A mystery mineral occurrence at the Sweet Home mine, Park County, Colorado. Mineral News, 20 (5) Excalibur Mineral Corp. 1-2
 
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