| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Cuprite |
| Formula: | Cu2O |
| Formation: | Primary, Secondary |
| Comments: | The mine often has red ocherous hematite, but dense maroon masses associated with chalcopyrite and malachite long inspired my suspicion that they were at least in part cuprite. The presence of the mineral finally became confirmed when I observed a specimen in the collection of Guilford College from a field trip they took there in the 1960's. There were small patches of poor acicular "chalcotrichite" variety cuprite on a piece of cellular goethite. The mineral should be considered rare and of poor quality. I myself collected a micro later of very tiny red crystals on quartz - not impressive. |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Very 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 Conrad Hill Mine (Dodge Hill Mine), Cid Mining District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1078242 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1078242:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | e682dada-f9d8-4a05-b8c8-e17513ff39c6 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite |
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| 9.3km (5.8 miles) | ⓘSilver Hill Mine, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA |
| 35.5km (22.1 miles) | ⓘUnion Copper Mine, Gold Hill Mining District, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA |
| 36.4km (22.6 miles) | ⓘFentress Mine (North Carolina Mine; Stith Mine), Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA |
| 38.9km (24.2 miles) | ⓘHodges Hill Mine (Hodgins Hill Mine), Guilford County Copper Mining District, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA |
| 46.5km (28.9 miles) | ⓘMacCulloch Mine (North State Mine), Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA |
| 75.6km (47.0 miles) | ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect, Moore County, North Carolina, USA |
| 84.0km (52.2 miles) | ⓘCapps Hill Mine, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA |
| 95.7km (59.4 miles) | ⓘClegg Mine, Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina, USA |
| 99.7km (62.0 miles) | ⓘHaw Branch Road Prospect, Glendon Mining District, Moore County, North Carolina, USA |
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 | | Report (issue) | | IN NORTH CAROLINA INFORMATION CIRCULAR 29 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES ...agencies for the general welfare of the dtizens of North Carolina. The Section conducts basic and applied research...Resources, at Post Office Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687, or call (919) 733-2423. Jeffrey...Chief Geologist GOLD NORTH CAROLINA IN . by P. Albert Carpenter III NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INFORMATION...INFORMATION CIRCULAR 29 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT |  | | Report (issue) | | Gold, base-metal, and related deposits of North Carolina 1011 by Gwendolyn W. Luttrell 12 U.S. Geological... Gold, base-metal, and related deposits of North Carolina Abstract Gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc,...barite, and rare-earths have been mined in North Carolina. Gold, with by-product silver, occurs in veins...along the borders of a granite body in Halifax 18 County. 19 and Vanoe Counties. 20- Tungsten minerals...occur with sulfides in vein|j deposits in Cabarrus County. 21 22 23 24 25- U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: |
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