| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Cuprite |
| Formula: | Cu2O |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Cuprite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Westernhope Old Mine, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 229735 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:229735:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 32dc4416-df31-4c03-967d-090aba92ecc4 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite |
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| 13.8km (8.5 miles) | ⓘClosehouse Mine, Lunedale, County Durham, England, UK |
| 15.7km (9.7 miles) | ⓘSmallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 20.4km (12.7 miles) | ⓘCornriggs Vein, Black Burn Area, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 20.9km (13.0 miles) | ⓘCastleside Smelting Mill slag locality, Healeyfield, County Durham, England, UK |
| 42.6km (26.5 miles) | ⓘMiddleton Tyas Deposit, Richmond Mineral Belt, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK |
| 42.9km (26.6 miles) | ⓘRaisby railway cutting, Kelloe, County Durham, England, UK |
| 56.6km (35.2 miles) | ⓘCarrock End Mine (Queen Mine), Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 58.9km (36.6 miles) | ⓘSaddleback Old Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 58.9km (36.6 miles) | ⓘOld Sandbed Mine (Old Sandbeds Mine), Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 59.0km (36.7 miles) | ⓘDriggith Mine (Driggeth Mine), Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
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| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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