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Native Copper from
Chino Mine (Santa Rita pit; Santa Rita Mine), Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Copper
Formula:Cu
Comments:Approximately 10% of the copper ore above 150 feet was native.
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cuprite57
Malachite5
Chrysocolla1
Baryte1
Azurite1
Delafossite1
Hematite1
Calcite1
Quartz1
Tenorite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Copper data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chino Mine (Santa Rita pit; Santa Rita Mine), Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (152 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:13182
Long-form Identifier:1:3:13182:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper
4.4km (2.7 miles) Ground Hog Mine, Vanadium, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
4.9km (3.1 miles) Bull Frog Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
6.2km (3.8 miles) Anson S. Mine, U. V. Industries Continental pit, Hanover-Fierro Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) Continental Mine, Hanover Mountain, Hanover-Fierro Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) Georgetown, Georgetown Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
9.9km (6.1 miles) Copper Rose Mine, San Lorenzo, Georgetown Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) Pinos Altos Mine, Pinos Altos Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) Cleveland Mine, Pinos Altos Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) Tyrone Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
33.6km (20.9 miles) Copper King Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
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