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Cuprite from
Original Old Dominion Mine (Keystone Mine; Keystone deposit; Keystone vein; Original Old Dominion vein), Pinal Creek, Burch, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


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Cuprite, etc.

Original Old Dominion Mine, Pinal Creek, Burch, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
00298180017271984979765.jpg
Cuprite, etc.

Original Old Dominion Mine, Pinal Creek, Burch, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
00298180017271984979765.jpg
Cuprite, etc.

Original Old Dominion Mine, Pinal Creek, Burch, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Comments:Part of an ocherous, dark red mixture with iron oxides (limonite).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Limonite
Native Gold
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Copper1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Original Old Dominion Mine (Keystone Mine; Keystone deposit; Keystone vein; Original Old Dominion vein), Pinal Creek, Burch, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:276131
Long-form Identifier:1:3:276131:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘOld Dominion Mine, Buffalo Hill, Old Dominion vein system, Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘBuffalo Mine (Buffalo vein), Buffalo Hill, Old Dominion vein system, Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘBig Johnnie Mine (Big Johnnie vein; Big Johnnie deposit; Big Johnnie Copper deposit), Black Peak, Black Peak area, Copper Hill, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘSilver Glance Mine (Ramboz deposit; Ramboz vein; Rambo group [in part]; Silver Glance deposit; Racine Mines group; Dynomite Mine), Rescue Canyon, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘIron Cap Mine, Old Dominion vein system, Black Peak area, Copper Hill, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘBuckeye Mine (Buckeye shaft), Buckeye-Black Oxide vein (Buckeye deposit; Black Oxide vein; Carrie vein), Buckeye Mountain, Black Peak area, Copper Hill, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘStonewall Mine (Dime deposit; Stonewall Jackson; Old Stonewall), Dime & Stonewall deposits (Dime-Stonewall veins), Black Peak area, Copper Hill, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
5.2km (3.3 miles) ⓘBuckeye-Black Oxide vein (Buckeye deposit; Black Oxide vein; Carrie vein), Buckeye Mountain, Black Peak area, Copper Hill, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘFour Bagger Mine (Four Bagger group; Patsy property; Pasquale Negro property), Quartzite Peak, Crash-Up Mountain area, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘBlue Ball Mine (Blueball Mine; Azurite Property), Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Peterson, N.P. (1962), Geology and ore deposits of the Globe-Miami District, Arizona, USGS PP 342: 69, 118
 
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