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Cuprite from
Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia


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Cuprite

Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Cuprite

Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Cuprite, etc.

Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Cuprite, etc.

Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Cuprite

Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Cuprite

Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Cuprite, etc.

Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Cuprite, etc.

Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Cuprite

Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Cuprite

Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Cuprite, etc.

Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Cuprite, etc.

Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:27447
Long-form Identifier:1:3:27447:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Cuprite in this Region
King Lyell, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Lyell Blocks, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘPrince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘKing Lyell, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘLyell Blocks, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘJukes Proprietary mine, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘSouth Slag dump, Tasmanian Smelting Company site, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘColebrook Hill Mine, Colebrook Hill, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
70.6km (43.9 miles) ⓘMount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
72.8km (45.2 miles) ⓘSavage River Mines, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Ralph Bottrill et al in prep.
Bottrill, R. S. (2000). A Mineralogical Field Guide for the Western Tasmania Minerals and Museums Tour.
 
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