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Native Silver from
Eagle Mine (Eagle-Hawk Mine Eagle and Hawk Claims), Bonanza Mining District (Kerber Creek Mining District; Blake Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA


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Native Silver

Eagle Mine, Bonanza Mining District, Saguache County, Colorado, USA
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Native Silver

Eagle Mine, Bonanza Mining District, Saguache County, Colorado, USA
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Native Silver

Eagle Mine, Bonanza Mining District, Saguache County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Silver
Formula:Ag
Habit:Wire
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Silver data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eagle Mine (Eagle-Hawk Mine Eagle and Hawk Claims), Bonanza Mining District (Kerber Creek Mining District; Blake Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:356111
Long-form Identifier:1:3:356111:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Silver
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘWhale Mine, Bonanza Mining District (Kerber Creek Mining District; Blake Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘGypse Queen Mine, Cleora Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
35.2km (21.8 miles) ⓘCloverdale Mine (Cloverdale Tunnel), Rainbow Lake Mining District, Lake Creek Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘMaid of Erin (Silver Pick), Tomichi Mining District (White Pine Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘParole Tunnel (Spar Copper Mine; Contact Mountain), Tomichi Mining District (White Pine Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘWand A Incline, Tomichi Mining District (White Pine Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘMazeppa; May (Akron), Tomichi Mining District (White Pine Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘMorning Glim, Tomichi Mining District (White Pine Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘAnnie Hudson, Tomichi Mining District (White Pine Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
38.2km (23.8 miles) ⓘSedalia Mine (Sedalia Copper Mine), Sedalia Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
References
Engineering & Mining Journal (1900) Vol 70 p 673
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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