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Tenorite from
Boyer Copper deposit, Churchill County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Tenorite
Formula:CuO
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tenorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boyer Copper deposit, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:274516
Long-form Identifier:1:3:274516:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tenorite
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘLovelock Mine, Bolivia, Cottonwood Canyon, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘMoonlight mine, Indian Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘMoonlight Claim, Star Mining District, Humboldt Range, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘBluebird Claims, Indian Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘBluebird mine, Indian Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
70.8km (44.0 miles) ⓘBig Mike Mine, Tobin and Sonoma Range Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
74.9km (46.6 miles) ⓘHard-to-Find Mine, Copper Valley Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
82.8km (51.5 miles) ⓘDesert Queen Mine, Desert Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
88.9km (55.2 miles) ⓘMajuba Hill Mine, Antelope Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
References
USBM Inf Circ 7093 (1939)
 
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