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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
Union Copper Mine, Gold Hill Mining District, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Copper1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Union Copper Mine, Gold Hill Mining District, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:834646
Long-form Identifier:1:3:834646:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘSilver Hill Mine, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘConrad Hill Mine (Dodge Hill Mine), Cid Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
52.7km (32.7 miles) ⓘCapps Hill Mine, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘFentress Mine (North Carolina Mine; Stith Mine), Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
72.3km (44.9 miles) ⓘHodges Hill Mine (Hodgins Hill Mine), Guilford County Copper Mining District, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
80.9km (50.3 miles) ⓘMacCulloch Mine (North State Mine), Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
85.7km (53.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect, Moore County, North Carolina, USA
89.3km (55.5 miles) ⓘMary Mine, York County, South Carolina, USA
95.1km (59.1 miles) ⓘBrewer's Mine (Brewer Mine; Brewer Gold Mine), Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
References
Bulletin of the Geological Society of America--Vol. 11. Page 191. Published in 1900 by The Geological Society of America.
 
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