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Cuprite from
Chessy slags dump (Les Saillants), Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


Locality type:Slag Locality
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Formation:Post-mining/Anthropogenic
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Connellite5
Brochantite4
Native Copper3
Cuprite1
- var Chalcotrichite1
Serpierite1
Gypsum1
Gerhardtite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chessy slags dump (Les Saillants), Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (13 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1069801
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1069801:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘChessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘLongefay mine, Poule-les-Écharmeaux, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘCreuzeval Quarry, Saint-Didier-sur-Beaujeu, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘBouillé, Beaujeu, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘLa Verrière (Montchonay), Les Ardillats, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘLa Poype mine, Vienne, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
50.0km (31.1 miles) ⓘLoyettes quarry, Loyettes, Belley, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
66.1km (41.1 miles) ⓘLes Rats Mine, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
66.1km (41.1 miles) ⓘLes Rats Mine slag dumps, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
76.6km (47.6 miles) ⓘBouillon vein, Saint-Pal-de-Mons, Yssingeaux, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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