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Native Copper from
East Camp, Steeple Rock Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA


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 East Camp, Steeple Rock Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1453616
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1453616:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘCopper mine, Steeple Rock Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘHormeyer Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
48.3km (30.0 miles) ⓘLongfellow Mine (Ofarizona Copper Co. group [in part]; Longfellow incline), Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
48.5km (30.1 miles) ⓘCopper Mountain Mine (Manganese Blue Mine; Copper Mountain claim working; Old Blue shaft; Detroit Copper Co. group; Manganese Blue ore body), Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
49.3km (30.6 miles) ⓘMorenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘBolton Mine, West Burro Mountains, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
50.3km (31.3 miles) ⓘMetcalf Mines (Arizona Copper Co. group; Metcalf Open pit), Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘShannon Mine (Shannon Mountain Mine), King Gulch, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘAustin-Amazon Mine, Burro Peak, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
52.9km (32.9 miles) ⓘOhio Mine, Deadman Canyon-California Gulch-Whitewater Canyon Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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