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Native Silver from
Eight Mile Park, Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Park
Classification
Species:Native Silver
Formula:Ag
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Silver data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eight Mile Park, Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:35079
Long-form Identifier:1:3:35079:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Silver
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘTemple Canyon Prospect, Temple Canyon Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘGood News No. 2 Claims (Goat Park), Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘGood News No. 1 Property (Goat Park; Good News Complex), Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘGrape Creek Area (Wagner-Grape Creek Lode; See: Hellgate Claims; Bear Claims Old Conac Property), Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘHorseshoe Mine (School Section Deposit), Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine (Copper King Claims Patented; Unpatented Claims: Sam 1-15 1977 Part; Dawson Mtn Workings), Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘDawson Mountain - Surprise Group (Unpatented Claims: Sam 1-15 1977 Part; Copper Boy 1902), Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘCopper Girl (Copper Girl 1906; Patented Claims: Valley View), Copper Gulch Area, Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘGreen Mountain Mine (Copper Boy Mine), Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘWar Dance Mine (War Dance Claims), Copper Gulch Area, Deweese Plateau, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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