| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Cuprite |
| Formula: | Cu2O |
| Habit: | Octahedral, cube-octahedral |
| Colour: | Red |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Arsenopyrite
Chalcocite
Chalcophyllite
Chalcopyrite
Clinoclase
Liroconite
Native Copper
Olivenite
Pharmacosiderite
Scorodite
Tenorite
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Native Copper | 17 |
| Quartz | 10 |
| Cuprite | 3 |
| - var Chalcotrichite | 3 |
| Limonite | 2 |
| Connellite | 1 |
| Chrysocolla | 1 |
| Arsenopyrite | 1 |
| Malachite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Cuprite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (33 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 4206 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:4206:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Cuprite in this Region |
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| Wheal Muttrall, Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK |
| Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite |
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| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘWheal Muttrall, Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘWheal Unity, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘWheal Unity Wood (Tolgullow United Mine; West Poldice Mine), Chacewater, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 0.9km (0.6 miles) | ⓘWheal Jewel, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 1.1km (0.7 miles) | ⓘCarharrack Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 1.1km (0.7 miles) | ⓘWheal Damsel, Wheal Damsel United Mines, Carharrack, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 1.2km (0.7 miles) | ⓘWheal Maid, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘWest Wheal Virgin, Great Consolidated Mines, Clifford Amalgamated Mines, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 1.5km (1.0 miles) | ⓘGreat Consolidated Mines, Clifford Amalgamated Mines, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 1.6km (1.0 miles) | ⓘWheal Virgin, Great Consolidated Mines, Clifford Amalgamated Mines, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK |
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Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK