Locality type: | Mine |
Classification |
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Species: | Cuprite |
Formula: | Cu2O |
Comments: | Octahedrons of cuprite (up to 3 centimeters), often replaced by malachite. |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Malachite | ⓘ139 photos of Cuprite associated with Malachite at this locality. |
Azurite | ⓘ38 photos of Cuprite associated with Azurite at this locality. |
Copper | ⓘ5 photos of Cuprite associated with Copper at this locality. |
Limonite | ⓘ1 photo of Cuprite associated with Limonite at this locality. |
Chrysocolla | ⓘ1 photo of Cuprite associated with Chrysocolla at this locality. |
Serpierite | ⓘ1 photo of Cuprite associated with Serpierite at this locality. |
Brochantite | ⓘ1 photo of Cuprite associated with Brochantite at this locality. |
Gypsum | ⓘ1 photo of Cuprite associated with Gypsum at this locality. |
Data |
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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 Gallery | View Gallery (41 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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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 |
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Chessy slags, Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite |
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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 |
References |
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Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France