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Native Copper from
Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA


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Native Copper

Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
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Native Copper

Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
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Native Copper

Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
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Native Copper, etc.

Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
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Native Copper

Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
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Native Copper

Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
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Native Copper

Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
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Native Copper, etc.

Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
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Native Copper

Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
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Native Copper

Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
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Native Copper

Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
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Native Copper, etc.

Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Copper
Formula:Cu
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
Limonite2
Cuprite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Copper data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:305285
Long-form Identifier:1:3:305285:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘAdelaide Mine, Iron Hill, Lake County, Colorado, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘMaid Of Erin Mine, Carbonate Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘSherman Mine (Sherman tunnel; Leadville Corporation Mine; Day Mines; Hilltop Mine), Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake County, Colorado, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘLincoln Gulch, Lincoln Mining District (Lincoln Gulch Mining District; Ruby Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘEagle Mine, Gilman, Gilman Mining District (Battle Mountain Mining District; Red Cliff Mining District), Eagle County, Colorado, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘArrastre Queen Mine (Rochester Queen), Swandyke Area, Summit County, Colorado, USA
45.3km (28.2 miles) ⓘHandcart Gulch, Kenosha Pass Area, Park County, Colorado, USA
53.7km (33.3 miles) ⓘCongress; Rothschild; Pennsylvania (Minerou Tunnel), Argentine Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘIron Ore Lode Occurrence, Tincup Mining District (Pieplant Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
64.4km (40.0 miles) ⓘWahl, Tincup Mining District (Pieplant Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
References
Shannon, John M., Shannon, Geraldine C. (1985) Famous Mineral Localities: The Mines and Minerals of Leadville [Colorado]. The Mineralogical Record, 16 (3) 171-201
 
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