Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Sphalerite vs. Anorthite
Both zinc ore Sphalerite and calcium plagioclase feldspar Anorthite have perfect cleavage that will split cleanly if you hit them with a hammer, but only one can claim a larger split of your votes!
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Cuprite from
Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA


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Cuprite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Cuprite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Cuprite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Cuprite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Cuprite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Cuprite, etc.

Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Reward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:468201
Long-form Identifier:1:3:468201:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
33.1km (20.5 miles) ⓘCerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘSanta Rosa Mine (Lee-Santa Rosa Mine; Santa Rosa Mines), Malpais Mesa, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
47.4km (29.4 miles) ⓘUlida Mine (Morning Star Mine; Sardine Mine; Maryland Mine; Virginia Mine; Walker Mine; Ulida Mine; Hunter Mine; H. M. Stanley; Sorbia Mine; Vlida Mine; Kabba Riga Mine), Big Dodd Spring, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
65.4km (40.6 miles) ⓘWisconsin prospect, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
66.8km (41.5 miles) ⓘBruce Mine, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
67.4km (41.9 miles) ⓘRichardson prospect (Richardson group; Reno), Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘGiroux Mine (Jeroo Mine; Rio Tinto Mine; Rio Tinto Consolidated Mine), Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
68.5km (42.5 miles) ⓘKingman prospect (Kingman Mine), Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
69.0km (42.9 miles) ⓘDarwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
100.0km (62.1 miles) ⓘAll Canadian Copper Claims, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
References
Bulletin of the Mineralogical Society of Southern California
Vol. 75 No. 3, March 2005
 
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