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Native Copper from
Ruby Hill Mine, Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, 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 Ruby Hill Mine, Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:283317
Long-form Identifier:1:3:283317:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘLudwig Mine, Ludwig, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘMason Valley Mine, Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘYerington Mine, Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
36.8km (22.9 miles) ⓘAnaconda's Yerington open pit (Empire-Nevada Mine; Nevada-Empire Mine; Weed Heights), Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
59.7km (37.1 miles) ⓘNorthern Lights Mine, Hussman Spring, Black Mountain, Wassuk Range, Mountain View Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
85.0km (52.8 miles) ⓘPainted Rock interchange (Painter Rock interchange), Olinghouse Mining District (White Horse Mining District), Pah Rah Range (Pah Rah Mts), Washoe County, Nevada, USA
93.0km (57.8 miles) ⓘCosumnes Copper Mine, Fair Play, Fairplay Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
94.5km (58.7 miles) ⓘDetroit Mine (Detroit Copper Mine; Detroit Copper claim; Sterling Mine), Copper Mountain, Jordan Mining District, Mono County, California, USA
References
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
 
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