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Native Copper from
Pope-Shenon Mine, Sal Mountain, Salmon, Eureka Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA


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Native Copper

Pope-Shenon Mine, Sal Mountain, Salmon, Eureka Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
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Native Copper

Pope-Shenon Mine, Sal Mountain, Salmon, Eureka Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
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Native Copper

Pope-Shenon Mine, Sal Mountain, Salmon, Eureka Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Copper
Formula:Cu
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite1
Cuprite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Copper data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pope-Shenon Mine, Sal Mountain, Salmon, Eureka Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:128786
Long-form Identifier:1:3:128786:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘSilverton Prospect, Eureka Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘTwin Peaks Mine (Kapp; Spair Time Mine; Rattlesnake), Deer Creek area, Unorganized Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘKenney Nuclear Prospect, Pratt Creek Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘIron Creek deposit (Little No Name), Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
24.7km (15.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Copper Mine (MRDS - 10013542), Carmen Creek Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘJahnke Mine, Beaverhead Mining District (Dark Horse Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘBlackpine Mine (Shulenberger Prospect), Copper Creek, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘRufus Prospect, Lemhi Pass Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
32.9km (20.5 miles) ⓘNo. 44 Thorium Deposit, Lemhi Pass Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘBlue Bird Mine, McDevitt Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
References
Rocks & Min. 70:254
 
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