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Cuprite from
Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


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Chalcotrichite

Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcotrichite

Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcotrichite

Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcotrichite

Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
07322400017272011194565.jpg
Chalcotrichite

Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcotrichite

Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
07272250017272009916660.jpg
Chalcotrichite

Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
04667070017272009939249.jpg
Chalcotrichite

Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
07322400017272011194565.jpg
Chalcotrichite

Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
00854800017272009901806.jpg
Chalcotrichite

Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcotrichite

Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
04667070017272009939249.jpg
Chalcotrichite

Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Claringbullite
Paratacamite
Teineite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Copper19
Goethite10
Delafossite7
Cuprite7
- var Chalcotrichite7
Malachite6
Claringbullite5
Gypsum4
Brochantite4
Azurite4
Native Gold4
- var Electrum3
Connellite3
Atacamite3
Calcite3
Limonite3
Spangolite3
Chrysocolla1
Graemite1
Teineite1
Buttgenbachite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (12 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:36895
Long-form Identifier:1:3:36895:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘDallas Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘNight Hawk Mine, Escabrosa Ridge, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘLowell Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘIrish Mag Mine, Calumet and Arizona group of claims, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘJunction Mine, Calumet and Arizona group of claims, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘCampbell Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘLavender Pit, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘHolbrook Mine, Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘShattuck Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘSacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Williams, Sidney A., III, Phillip Matter (1975) Graemite: a New Bisbee [Arizona] Mineral. The Mineralogical Record, 6 (1) 32-34
Graeme, Richard W. (1993) Bisbee [Arizona] Revisited: An Update on the Mineralogy of This Famous Locality. The Mineralogical Record, 24 (6) 421-436
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 175, 238, 321
 
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