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Cuprite from
Sallie Mellen Claim, South Boulder Creek Mining District (Princeton Mining District), Granite County, Montana, 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 Sallie Mellen Claim, South Boulder Creek Mining District (Princeton Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:500498
Long-form Identifier:1:3:500498:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘSunrise Mine (Queen Mine), Henderson Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘBlack Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘCopper Lode Occurrence, South Boulder Creek Mining District (Princeton Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘHorton Mine (Imperial Mine; Midnight Mine; Silver Chief Mine; True Fissure Mine), Durango & Moorlight Group (Durango & Moonlight Group), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘAtlantic Cable Mine, Georgetown Mining District (Southern Cross Mining District; Cable Mining District), Deer Lodge County, Montana, USA
51.1km (31.7 miles) ⓘCopper King, Garnet Range Area, Missoula County, Montana, USA
71.9km (44.7 miles) ⓘGreen Monster Occurrence (Bull Run; Benich), Boulder Mountains Area, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
73.4km (45.6 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine, Stemple Mining District (Fool Hen Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
74.9km (46.6 miles) ⓘAlice Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
76.2km (47.4 miles) ⓘMonte Cristo Mine, Vaughn Mining District (Rimini Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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