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Cuprite from
Mineral Hill field, Condobolin district, Kennedy Co., New South Wales, Australia


Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite11
Goethite7
Azurite3
Quartz3
Chalcopyrite2
Native Gold2
Calcite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mineral Hill field, Condobolin district, Kennedy Co., New South Wales, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:86945
Long-form Identifier:1:3:86945:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Cuprite in this Region
East Pit (Triako open cut; Eastern crosscut), Mineral Hill field, Condobolin district, Kennedy Co., New South Wales, Australia
Mineral Hill Au-Cu Mine, Mineral Hill field, Condobolin district, Kennedy Co., New South Wales, Australia
Parkers Hill, Mineral Hill field, Condobolin district, Kennedy Co., New South Wales, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
0.2km (0.1 miles) Collier Open Cut, Kennedy Co., New South Wales, Australia
0.2km (0.1 miles) East Pit (Triako open cut; Eastern crosscut), Mineral Hill field, Condobolin district, Kennedy Co., New South Wales, Australia
0.3km (0.2 miles) Mineral Hill Au-Cu Mine, Mineral Hill field, Condobolin district, Kennedy Co., New South Wales, Australia
0.5km (0.3 miles) Parkers Hill, Mineral Hill field, Condobolin district, Kennedy Co., New South Wales, Australia
4.4km (2.7 miles) Millers lode, Cunningham Co., New South Wales, Australia
4.4km (2.7 miles) Windlass lode, Cunningham Co., New South Wales, Australia
13.0km (8.1 miles) Melrose Copper and Silver Mine, Cunningham Co., New South Wales, Australia
20.0km (12.4 miles) Yellow Mountain Mines, Cunningham Co., New South Wales, Australia
40.8km (25.3 miles) Overflow Mine (Bobadah Mine), Bobadah, Flinders Co., New South Wales, Australia
46.2km (28.7 miles) Boxdale Mine (Coronation Mine; Camerons Selection; Carlysle Estate), Fifield district, Cunningham Co., New South Wales, Australia
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