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Native Copper from
New Rambler mine (Rambler Mine; Holmes Mine; Electrolytic Mine; Great Rambler Mine), New Rambler Mining District, Albany County, Wyoming, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Copper
Formula:Cu
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcanthite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Copper data
Locality Data:Click here to view New Rambler mine (Rambler Mine; Holmes Mine; Electrolytic Mine; Great Rambler Mine), New Rambler Mining District, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:310396
Long-form Identifier:1:3:310396:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘMedicine Bow Mines Company prospect, Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘDouglas Mine (Morning Star claims 1868 & 1871; Douglas Gold and Copper Company), Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘCuprite Mine, Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘFairview claim -Tenderfoot Mountain, Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘKansas Group Mine - Keystone Holmes area, Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘUnidentified Prospect (MRDS - 10080889), Jelm Mountain Mining District, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘBig Creek Mine, Big Creek pegmatite District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘUnidentified Prospect (MRDS - 10080888), Jelm Mountain Mining District, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘColorado Shaft mine, Jelm Mountain Mining District, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘLizzy & Tully Claims, Pearl Mining District, Jackson County, Colorado, USA
References
Wyoming State Geological Survey
Stevens, H.J. (1911) A Manual of the Copper Industry of the World. The Copper Handbook Vol. 10
Loucks, R. R. (1976). Platinum-gold-copper mineralization, central Medicine Bow Mountains, Wyoming (Masters thesis, Colorado State University).
Econ Geol (1988) 83:492-510
 
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