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Cuprite from
Gold Hill Mine, Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cornwallite1
Baryte1
Tenorite1
Chlorargyrite1
Cornubite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gold Hill Mine, Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:905025
Long-form Identifier:1:3:905025:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Cuprite in this Region
South pit, Gold Hill Mine, Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
0.0km (0.0 miles) South pit, Gold Hill Mine, Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) Pole Star Mine, Pole Star Copper Company Mine Group, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
55.8km (34.7 miles) Four Metals Mine (Silver King Mine; 2 Claims; New Years No. 1), Dugway Mountains Mining District, Dugway Range, Tooele County, Utah, USA
57.0km (35.4 miles) Silver Queen Mine, Wildcat Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
88.4km (54.9 miles) Grand Deposit Mine, Muncy Creek Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
94.0km (58.4 miles) Ibex Mine, Detroit Mining District, Juab County, Utah, USA
99.5km (61.8 miles) Copper Blossom Mine, Crater Island Mining District, Crater Island, Box Elder County, Utah, USA
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