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Cuprite from
Freva Mine (Cuzzago Mine; Buèr Mine; Cuzzago & Nibbio Mine), Premosello-Chiovenda, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


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Cuprite

Freva Mine, Premosello-Chiovenda, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Cuprite

Freva Mine, Premosello-Chiovenda, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Cuprite

Freva Mine, Premosello-Chiovenda, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Cuprite

Freva Mine, Premosello-Chiovenda, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Cuprite

Freva Mine, Premosello-Chiovenda, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Cuprite

Freva Mine, Premosello-Chiovenda, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Cuprite

Freva Mine, Premosello-Chiovenda, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Cuprite

Freva Mine, Premosello-Chiovenda, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Cuprite

Freva Mine, Premosello-Chiovenda, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Cuprite

Freva Mine, Premosello-Chiovenda, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Cuprite

Freva Mine, Premosello-Chiovenda, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Cuprite

Freva Mine, Premosello-Chiovenda, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Freva Mine (Cuzzago Mine; Buèr Mine; Cuzzago & Nibbio Mine), Premosello-Chiovenda, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1792004
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1792004:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘScopello Village slag locality, Scopello, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘBoarezzo Mine (Pradisci prospect; Rio Carpane prospect), Boarezzo, Valganna, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘFelskinn, Fee Glacier, Saas-Fee, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘMonte Cervandone area, Devero Alp, Baceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘPuricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
39.0km (24.3 miles) ⓘRossa asbestos mine (Alpe Rossa Mine), Devero Alp, Baceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘGletscher Alp, Längflue (Längfluh), Spielboden area, Saas-Fee, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘPunta della Rossa (Rothorn), Devero Alp, Baceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘGeisspfad area, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘEastern moraine, Fee glacier, Saas-Fee, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
References
Michele Verdi, Mauro Savia, Erica Bittarello, Piero Brizio, Marco E. Ciriotti (2025) Nuovi ritroovamenti alla miniera dismessa Freva, Premosello-Chiovanda, e Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte. Micro, 23, 290-307.
 
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