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Cuprite from
Iron King, Tomichi Mining District (White Pine Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, 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 Iron King, Tomichi Mining District (White Pine Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:375542
Long-form Identifier:1:3:375542:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘLilly Mine, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
18.6km (11.5 miles) ⓘIda May mine, Gold Hill Cumberland Pass, Quartz Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
20.5km (12.8 miles) ⓘGold Hill, Tincup Mining District (Pieplant Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘPoncha Springs, Browns Canyon Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘSedalia Mine (Sedalia Copper Mine), Sedalia Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘGypse Queen Mine, Cleora Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘStockton Mine (Gertrude Vein), Cleora Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘCochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘTamarack Occurrence, Buena Vista Area, Free Gold Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
61.9km (38.5 miles) ⓘCotopaxi Mine (Cotopaxi lode; Gumaer Mine; Fannie lode; Fannie Mill), Mine Gulch, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
References
Dings, McClelland G., Robinson, C.S. (1957) Geology and ore deposits of the Garfield quadrangle, Colorado. Professional Paper 289. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp289
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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