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Native Copper from
Eighty-Five Mine (85 Mine; Superior Mine; Dundee Mine; Jim Crow Mine), Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, 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 Eighty-Five Mine (85 Mine; Superior Mine; Dundee Mine; Jim Crow Mine), Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:237201
Long-form Identifier:1:3:237201:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘCobre Negra Mine (Cobra Negra Mine), Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘEldorado Group, Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘCopper Reef Mine, Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘOwl Mine, Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘGeneral Jerry Boyle, Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
31.8km (19.7 miles) ⓘGranite Gap, San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
31.8km (19.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect [10094262], San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘAustin-Amazon Mine, Burro Peak, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘPaddy Ford Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘBolton Mine, West Burro Mountains, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
References
Northrop, Stuart A., LaBruzza, F.A. (1996) Minerals of New Mexico (3rd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM.
 
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