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Cuprite from
Graulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Graulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:803333
Long-form Identifier:1:3:803333:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘFeuerberg, Hohenfels-Essingen, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘBertha shaft, Neue Hoffnung Mine, Bleialf, Prüm, Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘNeue Hoffnung Mine, Bleialf, Prüm, Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘHoffnung Mine (Spes Mine), Martinsknipp, Ahrbrück, Altenahr, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘNeu Glück Mine, Willwerscheid, Traben-Trarbach, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
31.6km (19.7 miles) ⓘCopper smelter slag locality, Kall, Euskirchen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘKarlsglück Mine, Kesseling, Altenahr, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘBendisberg Mine, St Jost, Langenfeld, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘSilbersand Mine, Sankt Johann, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘCaspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Blaß, G.; Kruijen, F. (2012) Die neuen Mineralfunde aus der Vulkaneifel. Mineralien-Welt, 23 (5). 38-48
 
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