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Cuprite from
Copper Gulf Shaft, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Shaft
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper Gulf Shaft, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:230066
Long-form Identifier:1:3:230066:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘVirginia Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘBurro Chief Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘTyrone Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘEmma Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘSurprise Claim, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘAustin-Amazon Mine, Burro Peak, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘGround Hog Mine, Vanadium, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘChino Mine (Santa Rita pit; Santa Rita Mine), Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘContinental Mine, Hanover Mountain, Hanover-Fierro Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘCopper Rose Mine, San Lorenzo, Georgetown Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
References
Lindgren, Waldemar; Graton, L.C.; Gordon, C.H. (1910) The ore deposits of New Mexico. Professional Paper 68. US Geological Survey 361 pp. doi:10.3133/pp68
 
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