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Cuprite from
Copper Hill deposits, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Deposit
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 Hill deposits, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:237276
Long-form Identifier:1:3:237276:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘChampion mine, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘCoats Pegmatite (American), La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘFrazer mine, Twining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
53.5km (33.2 miles) ⓘHighline Mine (Bull of the Woods Mine), Twining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
53.7km (33.4 miles) ⓘJoe and Jenny mine, San Miguel County, New Mexico, USA
55.2km (34.3 miles) ⓘElliot & Kennedy prospect, Bromide No. 2 District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
55.3km (34.4 miles) ⓘCommodore prospect, Twining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
58.1km (36.1 miles) ⓘTampa mine, Bromide No. 2 District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘMystic claim, Elizabethtown Mining District, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
70.3km (43.7 miles) ⓘCopper Park, Elizabethtown Mining District, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
References
Econ Geol. (1995) 90:1994-2005
Northrop, Stuart A., LaBruzza, F.A. (1996) Minerals of New Mexico (3rd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM.
 
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