Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Cuprite from
Elk Knob Mine, Watauga County, North Carolina, 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 Elk Knob Mine, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:438082
Long-form Identifier:1:3:438082:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘOre Knob Mine, Ore Knob, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
43.7km (27.2 miles) ⓘPeach Bottom Mine, Peach Bottom Mountain, Whitehead, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA
45.8km (28.5 miles) ⓘMaxwell Mine (Peach Blossom Mine), Stratford, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Zn prospect, Linville Falls, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA
62.4km (38.8 miles) ⓘNorth Cove Prospect, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA
77.1km (47.9 miles) ⓘLeonard Mine (Clifton Copper and Silver Mine; Clifton Mine), Iron Ridge Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
80.5km (50.0 miles) ⓘYarnell Mine (Yarnell Tract Mine), Iron Ridge Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
81.0km (50.3 miles) ⓘWilkerson Tract Mine (M. Wilkerson Tract Mine), Chestnut Creek Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
81.3km (50.5 miles) ⓘJ. Lineberry Mine (J. Limeberry Mine), Chestnut Creek Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
81.8km (50.8 miles) ⓘF. Lineberry Mine (F. Limeberry Mine), Chestnut Creek Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
References
Wilson, W.F., McKenzie, B.J. (1978) Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina. Information Circular 24. North Carolina Division of Mineral Resources
 
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