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Copper (commodity) from
Ore Gap Prospect, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Commodity:Copper (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Copper (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ore Gap Prospect, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1118307
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1118307:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Copper (commodity)
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘLichtenstein Prospect (Church Copper Prospect), Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘGeorge Caborn Prospect, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
22.8km (14.1 miles) ⓘCopper Prospect (MRDS - 10273629), North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘElk Knob Mine, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘAustin Prospect, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Grayson County, Virginia, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘOsborne Prospect, Grayson County, Virginia, USA
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘGreer Place Prospect, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Grayson County, Virginia, USA
41.4km (25.8 miles) ⓘDouglas Land Company Property Prospect, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Grayson County, Virginia, USA
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘCopper Prospect (MRDS - 10297999), Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘBuckeye Creek Prospect, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
 
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