| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Cuprite |
| Formula: | Cu2O |
| Comments: | Crystalline material in the oxidized zone of the deposit. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Native Copper | 174 |
| Quartz | 35 |
| Chalcocite | 29 |
| Cuprite | 17 |
| - var Chalcotrichite | 17 |
| Goethite | 17 |
| Azurite | 11 |
| Malachite | 9 |
| Native Silver | 9 |
| Gypsum | 7 |
| Tenorite | 7 |
| Pyrite | 7 |
| Muscovite | 7 |
| Delafossite | 4 |
| Chrysocolla | 3 |
| Hematite | 2 |
| Jarosite | 1 |
| Calcite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Cuprite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (125 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 4194 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:4194:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Cuprite in this Region |
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| Pearl Handle pit, Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| Ray shaft, Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite |
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| 2.8km (1.7 miles) | ⓘPearl Handle pit, Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| 3.9km (2.4 miles) | ⓘRay, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| 4.6km (2.8 miles) | ⓘHunch Mine (Civalier property), Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| 6.1km (3.8 miles) | ⓘKelvin-Sultana Mine, Mineral Creek-Gila River confluence area, Kelvin, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| 8.2km (5.1 miles) | ⓘMonitor Mine (Monitor group; Mountain Maid; Mountain View; Merrimac; Dewey; Cumberland; Tucson; Silver Canyon group; Richmond), Hot Tamale Peak, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| 10.2km (6.4 miles) | ⓘRenfro group (Roman Eagle shaft; Pinal Development Co. claims), Dripping Springs, Dripping Springs Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA |
| 11.6km (7.2 miles) | ⓘDripping Springs Mines (Dripping Springs claims; Cocreham and Haywood Mine; Gold Nugget Mine; Gold Queen Mine; Columbia Mine; Roundtop Mine), Dripping Springs, Dripping Spring Wash, Dripping Springs Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA |
| 15.4km (9.6 miles) | ⓘGrand Pacific Mine (Grand Pacific Copper Company property; Grand Pacific claims; Pacific group; Pacific Mine; Climax; Sandal group), Pacific Canyon, Apache Leap, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| 18.0km (11.2 miles) | ⓘSuperior Ray Copper Co. property, Superior area, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| 18.7km (11.6 miles) | ⓘ79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA |
| References |
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Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA