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Native Copper from
Lemitar Mountains, Lemitar Mountains Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mountain Range
Classification
Species:Native Copper
Formula:Cu
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Copper data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lemitar Mountains, Lemitar Mountains Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:122187
Long-form Identifier:1:3:122187:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘBuckeye Mine, Water Canyon Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘGraphic Mine, Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘKelly Mine, Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘIron Mask Mine, Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘBlanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
85.8km (53.3 miles) ⓘMockingbird Gap Mine, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
92.4km (57.4 miles) ⓘCerro del Oro mines, Valencia County, New Mexico, USA
94.1km (58.5 miles) ⓘSenora de los Milagros Mine, Valencia County, New Mexico, USA
98.3km (61.1 miles) ⓘGalena King Mine, Coyote Canyon, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
References
Northrop, Stuart A., LaBruzza, F.A. (1996) Minerals of New Mexico (3rd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM.
 
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