Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
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
Unnamed Zn-Pb-Ag-Cu-Sb-Cd prospect (Shaft; Trench; Decline prospect), California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


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Cuprite, etc.

Unnamed Zn-Pb-Ag-Cu-Sb-Cd prospect, California Mining District, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
03596630017367238809743.jpg
Cuprite, etc.

Unnamed Zn-Pb-Ag-Cu-Sb-Cd prospect, California Mining District, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Cuprite, etc.

Unnamed Zn-Pb-Ag-Cu-Sb-Cd prospect, California Mining District, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite1
Tetrahedrite Subgroup1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed Zn-Pb-Ag-Cu-Sb-Cd prospect (Shaft; Trench; Decline prospect), California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:815830
Long-form Identifier:1:3:815830:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘAda Etta Mine (Mikesell group), Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
60.3km (37.4 miles) ⓘGeneral Jerry Boyle, Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘGermania Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
61.4km (38.1 miles) ⓘMary Mine, Great Western Group, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
61.4km (38.2 miles) ⓘApril Fool Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
61.5km (38.2 miles) ⓘMaid of Sunshine Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
62.0km (38.5 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine, Casey Hill, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
62.0km (38.5 miles) ⓘCasey Mine, Costello Mine group (Costello claims), Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘMuso Mine, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
66.0km (41.0 miles) ⓘShannon Mine, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Luetcke, Rolf (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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