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Cuprite from
Mount Cobalt Mine, Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Copper2
Malachite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Cobalt Mine, Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:26302
Long-form Identifier:1:3:26302:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘStarra mines, Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘSelwyn Mine (Mount Selwyn Mine), Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘMount Dore Mine, Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘMerlin Mo-Re zone (Merlin deposit), Mount Dore Mine, Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘAnswer Mine, Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘMount Elliott Mine (Mount Elliott Copper Mine), Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
74.6km (46.4 miles) ⓘMount McCabe, Kuridala, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
86.2km (53.6 miles) ⓘLone Hand Mine, Malbon, Kuridala, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
97.9km (60.8 miles) ⓘSuccess Mine, Kuridala, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
References
Day, Bernard E.; Beyer, Brian D. (1995) Some Mines of the Mt Isa District Part 2 - The Mt Cobalt Mine. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 1 (2). 17-23
Day, B. (1998) Collecting in the Spinifex. UK Journal of Mines and Minerals 19, Rockbottom Publications. 24-27
 
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