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Cuprite from
Red Knob Claims, Eagle Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Red Knob Claims, Eagle Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:473219
Long-form Identifier:1:3:473219:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘCopper Butte Group (Gilkeson; Copper Queen), Eagle Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘCopper Creek Prospect (Tungs Ore Hard Rock Group; Rainbow Prospect), Wallowa Range Mining District, Union County, Oregon, USA
22.1km (13.8 miles) ⓘCopper Queen Group, Cornucopia Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
47.7km (29.7 miles) ⓘRiver Queen Mine, Seven Devils Mining District, Adams County, Idaho, USA
53.8km (33.4 miles) ⓘCopper Occurrence (MRDS - 10089073), Seven Devils Mining District, Adams County, Idaho, USA
56.7km (35.2 miles) ⓘ1905 Mine, Seven Devils Mining District, Adams County, Idaho, USA
56.7km (35.3 miles) ⓘRed Wing Prospect, Seven Devils Mining District, Adams County, Idaho, USA
57.7km (35.9 miles) ⓘQueen Mine (Mountain Queen), Cuprum, Seven Devils Mining District, Adams County, Idaho, USA
62.3km (38.7 miles) ⓘBlue Jacket Mine, Seven Devils Mining District, Adams County, Idaho, USA
62.8km (39.0 miles) ⓘArkansas Mine, Seven Devils Mining District, Adams County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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