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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Cuprite from
Aparis Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal


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Cuprite

Aparis Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
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Cuprite

Aparis Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
06396580017271973107224.jpg
Cuprite

Aparis Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
05822860017363876848497.jpg
Cuprite

Aparis Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
06396580017271973107224.jpg
Cuprite

Aparis Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
05822860017363876848497.jpg
Cuprite

Aparis Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
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 Aparis Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:801557
Long-form Identifier:1:3:801557:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘOrdem Lírios Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘMinancos Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘVolta Ferreira Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
57.7km (35.8 miles) ⓘMociços Mine, Alandroal-Nossa Senhora da Conceição - São Brás dos Matos-Mina do Bugalho e Juromenha-Nossa Senhora do Loreto, Alandroal, Évora, Portugal
65.0km (40.4 miles) ⓘRio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
65.8km (40.9 miles) ⓘBugalho Mine, Alandroal-Nossa Senhora da Conceição - São Brás dos Matos-Mina do Bugalho e Juromenha-Nossa Senhora do Loreto, Alandroal, Évora, Portugal
73.8km (45.9 miles) ⓘMiguel Vacas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
80.4km (49.9 miles) ⓘAguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
82.9km (51.5 miles) ⓘFerrarias e Castelo Mine, Santa Vitória e Mombeja, Beja, Beja, Portugal
87.5km (54.4 miles) ⓘMostardeira Mine, Glória, Estremoz, Évora, Portugal
References
MEMÓRIAS DO COBRE. NOTA SOBRE A CRIAÇÃO DE UM PARQUE ARQUEO-INDUSTRIAL NA MINA DA HERDADE DA MOSTARDEIRA (ESTREMOZ, PORTUGAL), José M. Brandão & João Matos, 2000
Oliveira, Daniel P. S. de, Silva, Teresa P., Morais, Igor, Fernandes, João A. E. (2025) Chemical and Mineralogical Characterization of Waste from Abandoned Copper and Manganese Mines in the Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portugal: A First Step Towards the Waste-to-Value Recycling Process. Minerals, 15 (1). doi:10.3390/min15010058
 
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