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Cuprite from
Big Mike Mine, Tobin and Sonoma Range Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, 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 Big Mike Mine, Tobin and Sonoma Range Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:269000
Long-form Identifier:1:3:269000:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
33.1km (20.5 miles) ⓘBattle Mountain Copper Basin, Lander County, Nevada, USA
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘCopper Canyon Camp, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘCopper Canyon mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
37.1km (23.1 miles) ⓘWestern Lock mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘGracie Mine (Elder Creek Mine), Battle Mountain Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘCopper Queen No. 4 mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘLone Tree Mine, Buffalo Mountain Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘSweet Marie mine, Copper Basin, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘCopper Basin Mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
45.0km (28.0 miles) ⓘCarissa pit, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
References
Johnson, Maureen G. (1977) Geology and Mineral Resources of Pershing County, Nevada. Bulletin 89. Nevada Bureau of Mines
Rye, Robert O., Roberts, Ralph J., Snyder, Walter S., Lahusen, G. Larry, Motica, John E. (1984) Textural and stable isotope studies of the Big Mike cupriferous volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit, Pershing County, Nevada. Economic Geology, 79 (1) 124-140 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.79.1.124
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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