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Cuprite from
Malachite Mine (Morrison), Evergreen Mining District (Malachite Mining District), Jefferson County, Colorado, 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 Malachite Mine (Morrison), Evergreen Mining District (Malachite Mining District), Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:488647
Long-form Identifier:1:3:488647:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘBilliken and Black Knight Lodes Occurrence, Critchell area, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘBankers Lode Claim, Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘNisley Mine, Shawnee Area, Park County, Colorado, USA
80.7km (50.2 miles) ⓘPalmer Ranch, Blue River area, Summit County, Colorado, USA
83.8km (52.1 miles) ⓘSweet Home Mine, Detroit City Claim Block, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
92.9km (57.7 miles) ⓘSherman Mine (Sherman tunnel; Leadville Corporation Mine; Day Mines; Hilltop Mine), Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake County, Colorado, USA
93.7km (58.2 miles) ⓘHill Top Mine, Horseshoe Basin Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
95.1km (59.1 miles) ⓘLincoln Gulch, Lincoln Mining District (Lincoln Gulch Mining District; Ruby Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
98.1km (61.0 miles) ⓘAdelaide Mine, Iron Hill, Lake County, Colorado, USA
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