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Native Copper from
Red Ledge Mine, Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Red Ledge Mine, Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:135698
Long-form Identifier:1:3:135698:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper
30.8km (19.1 miles) Red Ledge Consolidated Mine (South Yuba Mine; So. Yuba; Red Ledge Cons.), French Corral, French Corral Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
35.1km (21.8 miles) Basset Pride prospect (Bassetts' Pride Mine), Bassetts, Sierra City Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
51.9km (32.3 miles) Algall Mine (Argol; Algol [?]), Bald Rock Mountain, Placer County, California, USA
52.2km (32.4 miles) Arizona Mine (Contraband Mine; Contraband tunnel; Ford group), Meadow Brook, Georgetown District, East Segment Mother Lode, El Dorado County, California, USA
56.7km (35.2 miles) Valley View Mine (Whiskey Hill Mine; Whiskey diggings; Whislcey Diggings; Harpening Kilaga Springs; Harpending Mine; Bonanza [?]), Kilaga Springs, Wheatland Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
57.0km (35.4 miles) Gold Blossom Mine (Gold Blossom shaft; Gold Blossom vein; Marion lode; Ohio claim; Back Action claim; Gold Blossom No. 2 claim), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
61.3km (38.1 miles) Pocahontas Mine [1] (Pocahontas claim; Minnehaha claim), Glazer Point, Granite Basin Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
62.8km (39.0 miles) Cambrian Mine, Four Corners, Deer Valley Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
66.4km (41.2 miles) Diadem lode deposit (Diadon lode; Sierra Manganese deposit), Mumford Hill, Edmanton, Meadow Valley, Edmanton Mining District (Meadow Valley Mining District), Plumas County, California, USA
76.7km (47.7 miles) Gruss Mine (Genesee Mine; Genesee Valley Mine; Ward Mine), Genesee, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
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