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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Cuprite from
Eidsvoll gold mines, Eidsvoll, Akershus, Norway


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Comments:Probably found in Gamle-gruben (Neumann 1985)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eidsvoll gold mines, Eidsvoll, Akershus, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:229892
Long-form Identifier:1:3:229892:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘLykkens Prøve, Grua mining district, Lunner, Akershus, Norway
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘBjønndalen Quarry, Nittedal, Akershus, Norway
50.8km (31.6 miles) ⓘHuken Quarry, Grorud, Oslo, Norway
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘVettakollen, Oslomarka, Oslo, Norway
81.4km (50.6 miles) ⓘOppsjø Mine, Dikemark, Asker, Akershus, Norway
84.9km (52.8 miles) ⓘGjellebekk Mine (Auvi Mine), Gjellebekk, Lier, Buskerud, Norway
85.6km (53.2 miles) ⓘButtedal Mine, Tranby, Lier, Buskerud, Norway
90.8km (56.4 miles) ⓘKällargruvan, Sunne, Värmland County, Sweden
98.1km (61.0 miles) ⓘEhrlich Mine, Konnerudkollen Mines (Konnerud Mines), Konnerud, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
References
Keilhau, B.M. (1836) Om det forrige Guldverk i Eidsvold, et Brudstykke af ”Bidrag til en geognostisk Beskrivelse over den sydlige Deel af Agershuus - Stift især samlede paa Reiser i Sommeren 1834 [About the previous gold mining in Eidsvold, a fragment of "Contribution to a geognostic description of the southern part of Agershuus - Stift especially collected on travels in the summer of 1834]. Magazin for naturvidenskaberne, 12. 259-276
 
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