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Cuprite from
Bouillon vein, Saint-Pal-de-Mons, Yssingeaux, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


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Cuprite, etc.

Bouillon vein, Saint-Pal-de-Mons, Yssingeaux, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Cuprite

Bouillon vein, Saint-Pal-de-Mons, Yssingeaux, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
03495510017721224355280.jpg
Cuprite, etc.

Bouillon vein, Saint-Pal-de-Mons, Yssingeaux, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
09636990017721224303584.jpg
Cuprite

Bouillon vein, Saint-Pal-de-Mons, Yssingeaux, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Cuprite, etc.

Bouillon vein, Saint-Pal-de-Mons, Yssingeaux, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Cuprite

Bouillon vein, Saint-Pal-de-Mons, Yssingeaux, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Locality type:Vein
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Copper2
Baryte1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bouillon vein, Saint-Pal-de-Mons, Yssingeaux, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:970572
Long-form Identifier:1:3:970572:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
51.5km (32.0 miles) ⓘLa Poype mine, Vienne, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
77.4km (48.1 miles) ⓘChessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
84.0km (52.2 miles) ⓘLes Anglais vein (La Minayre vein; Suc de l'Eglise), Lubilhac, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
85.1km (52.9 miles) ⓘBrousse, Massiac, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
96.2km (59.7 miles) ⓘLoyettes quarry, Loyettes, Belley, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
97.3km (60.5 miles) ⓘFournial Mine, Molèdes, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
References
Christian Vialaron (2014), Mines de plomb de Haute-Loire
 
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