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Native Copper from
Gold Blossom Mine (Gold Blossom shaft; Gold Blossom vein; Marion lode; Ohio claim; Back Action claim; Gold Blossom No. 2 claim), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Copper
Formula:Cu
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Copper data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gold Blossom Mine (Gold Blossom shaft; Gold Blossom vein; Marion lode; Ohio claim; Back Action claim; Gold Blossom No. 2 claim), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:670881
Long-form Identifier:1:3:670881:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper
11.4km (7.1 miles) Algall Mine (Argol; Algol [?]), Bald Rock Mountain, Placer County, California, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) Valley View Mine (Whiskey Hill Mine; Whiskey diggings; Whislcey Diggings; Harpening Kilaga Springs; Harpending Mine; Bonanza [?]), Kilaga Springs, Wheatland Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) Cambrian Mine, Four Corners, Deer Valley Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) Arizona Mine (Contraband Mine; Contraband tunnel; Ford group), Meadow Brook, Georgetown District, East Segment Mother Lode, El Dorado County, California, USA
43.6km (27.1 miles) Red Ledge Consolidated Mine (South Yuba Mine; So. Yuba; Red Ledge Cons.), French Corral, French Corral Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
56.6km (35.2 miles) Cosumnes Copper Mine, Fair Play, Fairplay Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
57.0km (35.4 miles) Red Ledge Mine, Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
66.1km (41.1 miles) Newton Mine (Newton Copper Mine; Jackson Mine), Sunnybrook, Pardee Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
78.1km (48.6 miles) Penn Mine (Happy Jack; West Constellation; Satellite; Big Satellite; Hinkcley; Blue Jay; Meteor; Hecla; Little Satellite; Copper Hill; Penn Chemical Works; Campo Seco), Campo Seco, Campo Seco Mining District, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
78.3km (48.7 miles) Lancha Plana Mine, Camanche, Camanche Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
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