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Copper Stain from
Blossom mine, Searchlight Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Copper Stain' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Copper Stain data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blossom mine, Searchlight Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:276256
Long-form Identifier:1:3:276256:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Copper Stain
47.9km (29.7 miles) ⓘBlue Quartz mine, Alunite Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA
60.8km (37.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Au-Pb mine [1] (Unnamed prospect; Gold occurrence; Unnamed mine), Hackberry Spring, Hackberry Mountain, Signal Mining District (Vontrigger Mining District), San Bernardino County, California, USA
66.8km (41.5 miles) ⓘNinety Three group, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
67.3km (41.8 miles) ⓘCopperside Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
71.9km (44.7 miles) ⓘGold Dust Mine (Victor-Virgin Mine), Gold Dust vein (Victor-Virgin vein), Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
72.3km (44.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Pb prospect [5] (USGS PP 1361 locality 947), Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
73.7km (45.8 miles) ⓘFrenchman Mine, Las Vegas Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA
73.8km (45.9 miles) ⓘSection 15 Gold-Copper occurrence (Unnamed mine; Unnamed prospect), Fenner Hills, Fenner, Fenner Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA
74.1km (46.1 miles) ⓘRainbow prospect, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
77.5km (48.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au-Cu mine [22] (Unnamed prospect; Gold-Coppper mine), Eagle Peak, Sacramento Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
Longwell, C. R., Pampeyan, E. H., Bowyer, Ben, Roberts, R. J. (1965) Geology and Mineral Deposits of Clark County, Nevada. Bulletin 62, Nevada Bureau of Mines.
 
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