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Cuprite from
Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Comments:Octahedrons of cuprite (up to 3 centimeters), often replaced by malachite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite139 photos of Cuprite associated with Malachite at this locality.
Azurite38 photos of Cuprite associated with Azurite at this locality.
Copper5 photos of Cuprite associated with Copper at this locality.
Limonite1 photo of Cuprite associated with Limonite at this locality.
Chrysocolla1 photo of Cuprite associated with Chrysocolla at this locality.
Serpierite1 photo of Cuprite associated with Serpierite at this locality.
Brochantite1 photo of Cuprite associated with Brochantite at this locality.
Gypsum1 photo of Cuprite associated with Gypsum at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (41 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4169
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4169:0
GUID (UUID V4):8a693c07-460e-477c-b6be-c07439b1c893
Localities for Cuprite in this Region
Chessy slags, Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
27.1km (16.8 miles) Longefay mine, Poule-les-Écharmeaux, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
28.8km (17.9 miles) Creuzeval Quarry, Saint-Didier-sur-Beaujeu, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
29.7km (18.4 miles) Bouillé, Beaujeu, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
34.6km (21.5 miles) La Verrière (Montchonay), Les Ardillats, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
50.5km (31.4 miles) Loyettes quarry, Loyettes, Belley, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
65.4km (40.6 miles) Les Rats Mine slag dumps, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
65.4km (40.6 miles) Les Rats Mine, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
77.4km (48.1 miles) Bouillon vein, Saint-Pal-de-Mons, Yssingeaux, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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