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Cuprite from
Red Dome Mine, Mungana, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia


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Cuprite

Red Dome Mine, Mungana, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia
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Cuprite

Red Dome Mine, Mungana, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia
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Cuprite

Red Dome Mine, Mungana, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia
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Cuprite, etc.

Red Dome Mine, Mungana, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia
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Cuprite

Red Dome Mine, Mungana, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia
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Cuprite

Red Dome Mine, Mungana, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia
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Cuprite

Red Dome Mine, Mungana, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia
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Cuprite, etc.

Red Dome Mine, Mungana, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia
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Cuprite

Red Dome Mine, Mungana, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia
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Cuprite

Red Dome Mine, Mungana, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia
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Cuprite

Red Dome Mine, Mungana, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia
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Cuprite, etc.

Red Dome Mine, Mungana, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Copper13
Malachite8
Galena4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Red Dome Mine, Mungana, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (24 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:100324
Long-form Identifier:1:3:100324:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘCalcifer mines, Chillagoe, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘMuldiva, Chillagoe, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia
84.5km (52.5 miles) ⓘMontalbion Mine, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia
References
Lehrmann, B. (2012). Polymetallic mineralisation in the Chillagoe district of north-east Queensland: insights into base metal rich intrusion-related gold systems (Doctoral dissertation, James Cook University).
 
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