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Native Copper from
Homestake claim, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Claim
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 Homestake claim, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:754186
Long-form Identifier:1:3:754186:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘBulldog Mountain Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
49.0km (30.5 miles) ⓘOcean Wave Mine, Lake City, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
51.0km (31.7 miles) ⓘExcelsior Mine (Patented Claim: Excelsior; MS 5184), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘGood Hope Mine (Mammoth Good Hope Mine; Mammoth-Good Hope Mine; Mammoth Chimney Mine), Vulcan, Vulcan Mining District (Cebolla Mining District; Domingo Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘVulcan Mine, Vulcan Mining District (Cebolla Mining District; Domingo Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘTom Moore Lode, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
60.2km (37.4 miles) ⓘUncompahgre Chief Occurrence, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘSunnyside Extension Mine (Gold Prince Mine), Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
61.4km (38.1 miles) ⓘSunnyside Mine group, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
References
STEVEN, T.A., AND RATTE, J.C., 1965, GEOLOGY AND STRUCTURAL CONTROL OF ORE DEPOSITION IN THE CREEDE DISTRICT, SAN
 
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