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Native Copper from
Copper Queen I Mine, Mariposa, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Copper
Formula:Cu
Comments: Native copper occurs in carbonate (unspecified) ore.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Copper data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper Queen I Mine, Mariposa, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:328676
Long-form Identifier:1:3:328676:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘWard prospect, Indian Peak, Mariposa County, California, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘNorth Fork Chowchilla Creek, Red Mountain, Mariposa County, California, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘGreen Monster Mine (Copper Queen Mine; Copper Mountain Mine; Legioneer Mine), Green Mountain, Green Mountain Mining District (Ben Hur Mining District), Mariposa County, California, USA
47.9km (29.8 miles) ⓘBig Oak Flat No. 1 Mine (Conrad Mine), Big Oak Flat, Big Oak Flat Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
83.4km (51.8 miles) ⓘUnion Mine, Copperopolis, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
84.3km (52.4 miles) ⓘNorth Keystone Mine (Keystone Mine), Copperopolis Mines (Copperopolis group), Copperopolis, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
86.0km (53.4 miles) ⓘNapoleon Mine (Nepolean Mine), Telegraph City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
89.8km (55.8 miles) ⓘDetroit Mine (Detroit Copper Mine; Detroit Copper claim; Sterling Mine), Copper Mountain, Jordan Mining District, Mono County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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