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Cuprite from
Ray, Pinal County, Arizona, USA


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Cuprite

Ray, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
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Cuprite

Ray, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
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Cuprite

Ray, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcotrichite, etc.

Ray, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
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Cuprite

Ray, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
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Cuprite

Ray, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
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Cuprite

Ray, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcotrichite, etc.

Ray, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
04068450017272078098147.jpg
Cuprite

Ray, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
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Cuprite

Ray, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
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Cuprite

Ray, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcotrichite, etc.

Ray, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Copper7
Chrysocolla2
Quartz1
Malachite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ray, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (9 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:704986
Long-form Identifier:1:3:704986:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘPearl Handle pit, Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘHunch Mine (Civalier property), Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘRay Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘMonitor Mine (Monitor group; Mountain Maid; Mountain View; Merrimac; Dewey; Cumberland; Tucson; Silver Canyon group; Richmond), Hot Tamale Peak, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘKelvin-Sultana Mine, Mineral Creek-Gila River confluence area, Kelvin, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘGrand Pacific Mine (Grand Pacific Copper Company property; Grand Pacific claims; Pacific group; Pacific Mine; Climax; Sandal group), Pacific Canyon, Apache Leap, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘRenfro group (Roman Eagle shaft; Pinal Development Co. claims), Dripping Springs, Dripping Springs Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘDripping Springs Mines (Dripping Springs claims; Cocreham and Haywood Mine; Gold Nugget Mine; Gold Queen Mine; Columbia Mine; Roundtop Mine), Dripping Springs, Dripping Spring Wash, Dripping Springs Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘSuperior Ray Copper Co. property, Superior area, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘMagma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Jones, Robert W., Wilson, Wendell E. (1983) Famous Mineral Localities: The Ray Mine [Arizona]. The Mineralogical Record, 14 (5) 311-322
 
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