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Wad from
Unnamed Copper Mine (MRDS10043951), Golconda Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Wad' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wad data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed Copper Mine (MRDS10043951), Golconda Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1548685
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1548685:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wad
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘCrown mine (Adelaine Crown mine), Gold Run Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
15.7km (9.7 miles) ⓘMajor claim, Gold Run Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘO'Brien claim, Buffalo Mountain Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘLone Tree Mine, Buffalo Mountain Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘDe la Vega claim, Buffalo Mountain Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
27.8km (17.2 miles) ⓘBlack Diamond claim, Black Diablo Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘBlack Rock mine, Buffalo Valley Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
44.5km (27.7 miles) ⓘPollard Canyon prospects, Tobin and Sonoma Range Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘVictory prospect, Rose Creek Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘGeorge and Charlie mine, Poverty Peak Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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