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While externally similar shapes, these two minerals are very different inside.
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Cuprite from
Silver Hill Mine group, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Waterman Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type: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 Silver Hill Mine group, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Waterman Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:252232
Long-form Identifier:1:3:252232:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘOxide Mine, Silver Bell Mine, Mineral Mountain, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘSilver Bell Mine, Mineral Mountain, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘSilver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘEl Tiro Mine, Silver Bell Mine, Mineral Mountain, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Pb prospect 117-18, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘSaginaw Mine, Amole Mine group, Saginaw Hill, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
43.7km (27.1 miles) ⓘSaginaw Hill, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
43.7km (27.2 miles) ⓘPapago Queen Mine, Amole Mine group, Saginaw Hill, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘLakeshore Mine, North Komelik area, Casa Grande Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.196
 
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