Locality type: Park Classification Species: Cuprite Formula: Cu2 O Comments: Henderson (1967) reports: as large masses and as crystals. Crystallized material showed the cube and/or octahedron; the dodecahedron was less commonly found, and then only as modifying faces. The deep red crystals were up to 0.5 mm in length, and occurred singly or in groups, usually on massive cuprite. Besides the equant variety, cuprite was also found as acicular crystals of chalcotrichite. Habit: micro cubic, octahedral, modified by dodecahedron Colour: deep red Abundance at site: Very Rare Confirmation Validity: Believed Valid Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: Malachite 1 Data Mineral Data: Click here to view Cuprite data Locality Data: Click here to view Dyke Park, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA Data Identifiers Mindat Occurrence Record ID: 850429 Long-form Identifier: 1:3:850429:6 GUID (UUID V4 ): 0 Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
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Dyke Park, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA