| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Cuprite |
| Formula: | Cu2O |
| Comments: | Cuprite rarely forms crystalline masses to a few cms encrusted with green Malachite, with remnant Chalcopyrite and Chalcocite, very minor amounts of connellite are found with the Cuprite. |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Cuprite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Kennisham Hill Mine, Luxborough, Somerset West and Taunton, Somerset, England, UK |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 780460 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:780460:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 060a4bea-f275-4ea9-8da8-e9d65618a245 |
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| 22.6km (14.1 miles) | ⓘBampfylde Mine (Prince Regent Mine; Poltimore Mine; North Molton copper mine), North Molton, North Devon, Devon, England, UK |
| 29.1km (18.1 miles) | ⓘCannington Park Quarry, Cannington, Sedgemoor, Somerset, England, UK |
| 53.1km (33.0 miles) | ⓘRamsley Mine (Fursdon Mine), South Tawton, West Devon, Devon, England, UK |
| 56.5km (35.1 miles) | ⓘLittleham Bay, Budleigh Salterton, East Devon, Devon, England, UK |
| 56.5km (35.1 miles) | ⓘClevedon Beach, Clevedon, North Somerset, England, UK |
| 65.1km (40.4 miles) | ⓘNeath Abbey Copper Smelter, Neath, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK |
| 70.1km (43.6 miles) | ⓘStoke Hill Quarry, Stoke St Michael, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK |
| 73.5km (45.7 miles) | ⓘTorr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK |
| 76.7km (47.7 miles) | ⓘColemans Quarry, Nunney, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK |
| 80.4km (49.9 miles) | ⓘCrowndale Mine, Tavistock, West Devon, Devon, England, UK |
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