| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Cuprite |
| Formula: | Cu2O |
| Habit: | Massive |
| Colour: | Deep maroon |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Namuwite | 1 |
| Schulenbergite | 1 |
| Serpierite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Cuprite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Waterbank Mine, Back of Ecton, Ecton, Wetton, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England, UK |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 15725 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:15725:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite |
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| 18.5km (11.5 miles) | ⓘWatersaw mine, Longstone Edge, Great Longstone, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK |
| 31.1km (19.3 miles) | ⓘEngine Vein Mine, Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England, UK |
| 56.7km (35.2 miles) | ⓘBardon Hill Quarry, Bardon, North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, UK |
| 58.6km (36.4 miles) | ⓘNew Cliffe Hill Quarry, Cliffe Hill Quarry, Stanton under Bardon, Hinckley and Bosworth, Leicestershire, England, UK |
| 90.9km (56.5 miles) | ⓘLlanymynech Hill, Carreghofa, Powys, Wales, UK |
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Waterbank Mine, Back of Ecton, Ecton, Wetton, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England, UK