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Native Copper from
Critic Mine, Wenden, Cunningham Pass Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, 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 Critic Mine, Wenden, Cunningham Pass Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:172006
Long-form Identifier:1:3:172006:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘBullard Mine (Little Giant Mine), Bullard Peak (Smith Peak), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
57.7km (35.9 miles) ⓘBlack Mesa Mine, Black Mesa, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
72.9km (45.3 miles) ⓘCopper Basin Mine (Copper Basin project; Copper Basin No. 4 claim; Copper Basin No. 6 claim; Monumental Mine), Monument Peak, Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
75.2km (46.7 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine (Lawler Mines), Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
77.5km (48.1 miles) ⓘBagdad Mine, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
77.6km (48.2 miles) ⓘNiagara Mine (Niagara group of claims; Niagara No. 1 through No. 6 claims; Niagra claims), Niagara Creek, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
90.7km (56.3 miles) ⓘMonarch Mine, Monarch Wash area, Black Rock Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
91.1km (56.6 miles) ⓘUnida Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
91.5km (56.9 miles) ⓘCamp B Mine (Camp B group; Albert pit; Brayton group; Golden Gate; Jones; Nil Desperandum group; Patented claims MS 2418), Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
92.1km (57.2 miles) ⓘRattler claims (Rattler group; Profusion group), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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