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Cuprite from
Diamond Gold Mine, Mangaroon Station, Upper Gascoyne Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Notes:Location uncertain, possibly in the Star of Mangaroon Gold Mine area. Diamonds are unlikely at the mine.
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Diamond Gold Mine, Mangaroon Station, Upper Gascoyne Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1035232
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1035232:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘMangaroon Pb Mine, Mangaroon Station, Upper Gascoyne Shire, Western Australia, Australia
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘHorse Well prospect, Mundong Well (Elizabeth River), Barradale, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
72.2km (44.8 miles) ⓘJoy Helen, Maroonah Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Martin, D.McB., Sheppard, S., Thorne, A. (2005) Geology of the Maroonah, Ullawarra, Capricorn, Mangaroon, Edmund, and Elliott Creek 1:100 000 sheets: Western Australia Geological Survey, 1:100 000 Geological Series Explanatory Notes, 65p.
 
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