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Cuprite from
St. Cloud Mine, Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA


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 St. Cloud Mine, Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:237269
Long-form Identifier:1:3:237269:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘU.S. Treasury Mine, Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘWall Street Mine (Nana Mine), Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘCopper Belle Group, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘSilver Monument Mine (Silver Monument group; Black Range tunnel; Patented claim Silver Monument; Unpatented claims Cuba Libre; Oversight Nos. 1 and 2; Connection Nos. 1 and 2), Lookout Mountain, Chloride District (Apache District; Phillipsburg District; Black Range District), Black Range, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘCovington Group, Cuchillo Negro Mining District, Sierra Cuchillo (Cuchillo Negro Mts), Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘNana Mine, Hermosa Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
47.6km (29.5 miles) ⓘGray Eagle Mine, South Percha Creek, Tierra Blanca Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
53.0km (32.9 miles) ⓘGovernor Prospects (Imperial Prospects), Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
54.1km (33.6 miles) ⓘOohoo Mine, Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
54.1km (33.6 miles) ⓘMarian Mine (Marion Mine; Victorio Chief Mine; Victoria Mine; Fidelity group; Marion claim; Ida claim; Cora claim; Rebecca claim; Hillsborough claim), Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
References
P. Hlava & Irving (1985) 6th annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium
Northrop, Stuart A., LaBruzza, F.A. (1996) Minerals of New Mexico (3rd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM.
 
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