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Cuprite from
Columbia 23 Mine (Columbia Mine; Josephine claim), Goodsprings, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, 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 Columbia 23 Mine (Columbia Mine; Josephine claim), Goodsprings, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:478785
Long-form Identifier:1:3:478785:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘIron Gold Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘCopper Glance Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘRose Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘNinety Three group, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘLincoln Mine (Ajax mine), Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘAzurite Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘBoss Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘNinety Nine Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘPotosi Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
17.5km (10.8 miles) ⓘGreen Monster Mine, Shenandoah Peak (Shenandoah Mountain), Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
References
USGS PP 162]
[Hewett, D (1931) Geology and Ore Depositsof the Goodsprings Quadrangle, Nevada
 
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