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Cuprite from
Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite2
Native Copper2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:237266
Long-form Identifier:1:3:237266:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘTorpedo Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘGreen Crawford Mine, San Andrecito Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘCinco De Mayo Mine, Orogrande Mining District (Jarilla Mining District), Otero County, New Mexico, USA
90.1km (56.0 miles) ⓘMarian Mine (Marion Mine; Victorio Chief Mine; Victoria Mine; Fidelity group; Marion claim; Ida claim; Cora claim; Rebecca claim; Hillsborough claim), Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
90.1km (56.0 miles) ⓘOohoo Mine, Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
91.5km (56.8 miles) ⓘGovernor Prospects (Imperial Prospects), Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
References
Northrop, Stuart A., LaBruzza, F.A. (1996) Minerals of New Mexico (3rd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM.
 
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