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Native Copper from
Diadem lode deposit (Diadon lode; Sierra Manganese deposit), Mumford Hill, Edmanton, Meadow Valley, Edmanton Mining District (Meadow Valley Mining District), Plumas County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Native Copper
Formula:Cu
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Rhodonite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Copper data
Locality Data:Click here to view Diadem lode deposit (Diadon lode; Sierra Manganese deposit), Mumford Hill, Edmanton, Meadow Valley, Edmanton Mining District (Meadow Valley Mining District), Plumas County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:668590
Long-form Identifier:1:3:668590:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘPocahontas Mine [1] (Pocahontas claim; Minnehaha claim), Glazer Point, Granite Basin Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
35.0km (21.8 miles) ⓘGruss Mine (Genesee Mine; Genesee Valley Mine; Ward Mine), Genesee, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
44.2km (27.4 miles) ⓘLights Creek Copper deposits (Moonlight Mine; Sulfide Ridge deposits; Lights Canyon deposits), Moonlight Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘCooper Hill Mine (Gottfredson-Carr Copper Mine), Coyote Peak, Lassen County, California, USA
54.1km (33.6 miles) ⓘBasset Pride prospect (Bassetts' Pride Mine), Bassetts, Sierra City Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
66.4km (41.2 miles) ⓘRed Ledge Mine, Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
67.2km (41.8 miles) ⓘRed Ledge Consolidated Mine (South Yuba Mine; So. Yuba; Red Ledge Cons.), French Corral, French Corral Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
82.5km (51.3 miles) ⓘMurdock Mine [2] (Plumas Jumbo Mine), Adams Peak, Last Chance Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
82.9km (51.5 miles) ⓘLodi No. 4 Mine (Lodi No. 4 claim), Adams Peak, Last Chance Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
References
Turner, Henry Ward (1895), Gold in serpentine: American Journal of Science, 3rd. series: vol. 49
Turner, Henry Ward (1896), Further contributions to the geology of the Sierra Nevada: USGS, 17th. Annual Report, part 1: 590
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 322.
 
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