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Cuprite from
Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA


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Chalcotrichite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Cuprite, etc.

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcotrichite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcotrichite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcotrichite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Cuprite, etc.

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
02686300017365653202419.jpg
Chalcotrichite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
07021540017364732336601.jpg
Chalcotrichite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
06587970017364652983513.jpg
Chalcotrichite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
00036690017364652999194.jpg
Cuprite, etc.

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcotrichite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcotrichite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tenorite19
Malachite14
Azurite14
Chrysocolla9
Native Copper8
Goethite6
Hematite6
Metatorbernite4
Quartz3
Limonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (14 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:424964
Long-form Identifier:1:3:424964:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘLongfellow Mine (Ofarizona Copper Co. group [in part]; Longfellow incline), Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘDetroit Mine (Arizona Copper Co. group [in part]), Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘArizona Central Mine, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘCopper Mountain Mine (Manganese Blue Mine; Copper Mountain claim working; Old Blue shaft; Detroit Copper Co. group; Manganese Blue ore body), Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘMetcalf Mines (Arizona Copper Co. group; Metcalf Open pit), Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘShannon Mountain, Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘStevens Mines Group (Stevens group of claims), Garfield Gulch, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘBrunswick Mine, Stevens Mines Group (Stevens group of claims), Garfield Gulch, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘMolinar Alaska Mine (Brunswick; Alaska; Stevens Mine; Stevens Molinar; Stevens lease; Stella Mine), Stevens Mines Group (Stevens group of claims), Garfield Gulch, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
5.1km (3.1 miles) ⓘShannon Mine (Shannon Mountain Mine), King Gulch, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10282444, MAS ID #0040110018.
Merritt Stephen Enders (2000) The Evolution of Supergene Enrichment in the Morenci Porphyry Copper Deposit, Greenlee County, Arizona. PhD Thesis, University of Arizona
 
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