| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Cuprite |
| Formula: | Cu2O |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Calcite | 134 |
| Malachite | 121 |
| Dolomite | 105 |
| - var Zinc-bearing Dolomite | 2 |
| Native Copper | 95 |
| Mimetite | 58 |
| Chalcopyrite | 42 |
| Cerussite | 41 |
| Smithsonite | 40 |
| Bornite | 40 |
| Digenite | 26 |
| Quartz | 20 |
| - var Chalcedony | 1 |
| Tennantite Subgroup | 15 |
| Native Silver | 14 |
| - var Amalgam | 1 |
| Wulfenite | 12 |
| Duftite | 9 |
| Zincolivenite | 8 |
| Mottramite | 8 |
| Rosasite | 7 |
| Goethite | 7 |
| Brochantite | 6 |
| Azurite | 6 |
| Dioptase | 5 |
| Chrysocolla | 5 |
| Willemite | 4 |
| Olivenite | 3 |
| - var Zinc-bearing Olivenite | 3 |
| Cuprite | 3 |
| - var Chalcotrichite | 3 |
| Conichalcite | 3 |
| Covellite | 2 |
| Renierite | 2 |
| Pyrite | 2 |
| Metazeunerite | 2 |
| Beaverite-(Cu) | 1 |
| Hedyphane | 1 |
| Lukrahnite | 1 |
| Berzelianite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Cuprite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (225 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 4201 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:4201:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite |
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| 4.5km (2.8 miles) | ⓘTsumeb West Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia |
| 22.4km (13.9 miles) | ⓘTschudi Mine, Guinas, Oshikoto Region, Namibia |
| 40.5km (25.2 miles) | ⓘFinsterbergen prospect, Finsterbergen Farm 469, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| 50.7km (31.5 miles) | ⓘGross Otavi Mine (Gross Otavi prospect), Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| 53.6km (33.3 miles) | ⓘKombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| 54.9km (34.1 miles) | ⓘGuchab-Rodgerberg area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
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Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia