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Native Copper from
Copper Chief Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Copper
Formula:Cu
Comments:Occurs in trace amounts in oxidized ores.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Copper data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper Chief Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:222971
Long-form Identifier:1:3:222971:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘJohnson Mine (Johnson Camp Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘJohnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘBurro Pit, Johnson Mine (Johnson Camp Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘRepublic Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘGunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘMiddlemarch Mine slag locality, Middlemarch Mine, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
43.5km (27.0 miles) ⓘTombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
44.2km (27.4 miles) ⓘToughnut Mine, Tombstone, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine, Casey Hill, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Kellogg, L.O. (1906), Sketch of the geology and ore deposits of the Cochise mining district, Cochise Co., AZ, Econ.Geol.: 1: 651-659
Cooper, J.R. & L.T. Silver (1964), Geology and Ore deposits of the Dragoon quadrangle, Cochise Co., AZ, USGS PP 416: 168-169.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.185
 
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