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Cuprite from
Standing Elk Claim, Alladin Group, Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, 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 Standing Elk Claim, Alladin Group, Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:710473
Long-form Identifier:1:3:710473:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘOnondaga mine, Safford Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘSheep Creek prospect, Modarelli-Frenchie Creek Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
35.0km (21.7 miles) ⓘGold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine, Schroeder Mountain, Maggie Creek Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Copper prospect (MRDS10044671), Eureka County, Nevada, USA
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘCarlin Gold Mine, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
61.2km (38.0 miles) ⓘPorphyry zone, Robertson - Triplet Project, Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
80.3km (49.9 miles) ⓘKeystone mine, Roberts Mining District, Roberts Mountains, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
86.5km (53.7 miles) ⓘSurprize Mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
87.1km (54.1 miles) ⓘCarissa pit, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
References
USGS Open-File Report 76-56
 
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