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Native Silver from
Iron Dune; Copper Queen; Silver Bell; Copper Glance; Copper Extension Occurrence, Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
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 Iron Dune; Copper Queen; Silver Bell; Copper Glance; Copper Extension Occurrence, Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:375539
Long-form Identifier:1:3:375539:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Silver
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘSilver - Nickel - Cobalt Occurrence (MRDS - 10016215), Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘSilver - Iron - Zinc - Barium - Barite Occurrence (MRDS - 10016216), Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘVirginia; Ophir; Ellas Wood; Virginia Basin; Frank; Mineral King, Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘSilver - Nickel - Cobalt Occurrence (MRDS - 10091055), Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘSilver Occurrence (MRDS - 10091059), Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘSylvanite, Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘIron - Silver Occurrence (MRDS - 10016223), Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘAburdix Occurrence, Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘIron - Silver Occurrence (MRDS - 10016214), Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘBaltimore; Grandview; Mineral King; Virginia; W. Virginia, Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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