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Cuprite from
Boyer Copper deposit, Churchill County, Nevada, 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 Boyer Copper deposit, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:274517
Long-form Identifier:1:3:274517:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘLovelock Mine, Bolivia, Cottonwood Canyon, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘNickel Mine, Bolivia, Cottonwood Canyon, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
19.7km (12.3 miles) ⓘCopper Kettle Prospect, Copper Kettle Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘCopper Kettle mine, Copper Kettle Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
70.8km (44.0 miles) ⓘBig Mike Mine, Tobin and Sonoma Range Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
88.0km (54.7 miles) ⓘBattle Mountain Copper Basin, Lander County, Nevada, USA
88.9km (55.2 miles) ⓘMajuba Hill Mine, Antelope Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
90.8km (56.4 miles) ⓘCopper Canyon Camp, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
93.3km (57.9 miles) ⓘWestern Lock mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
93.6km (58.2 miles) ⓘCopper Canyon mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
References
USBM Inf Circ 7093 (1939)
 
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