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Wad from
Copper Reef Mine (Copper Reef Consolidated; Rawhide Mountain prospects; Coronado claims; Coronado group; North Star Mine; North Star shaft), Copper Reef Mountain, Stanley Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Wad' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wad data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper Reef Mine (Copper Reef Consolidated; Rawhide Mountain prospects; Coronado claims; Coronado group; North Star Mine; North Star shaft), Copper Reef Mountain, Stanley Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:896272
Long-form Identifier:1:3:896272:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wad
12.3km (7.7 miles) ⓘPanama Mine (Panama claim; Patented claim MS 4012), Aravaipa, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘGrand Reef Mine, Laurel Canyon, Grand Reef Mountain, Klondyke, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘClayshulte Mine (Clayshulte deposit), Table Mountain, Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mn-Cu prospects, Graham County, Arizona, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘChristmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘBlue Bird Mine (Bluebird Mine; Zilla Mine; Twin-S Mine; Cumberland Mine; Thornewood Mine; Blue Bird Silver Mining Co. property), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘ79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘTarr & Harper Mine, Putnam Wash, Camp Grant Wash, Crescent Mining District, Black Hills, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘCamp Grant Wash, Crescent Mining District, Black Hills, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
46.0km (28.6 miles) ⓘTarr Mine (Tar Mine; Tarr property; Tarr Copper Mine; San Pedro Mine; Jameson and Ward Mine), Tarr Wash, Black Hills, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Peterson, J. A., & Hibpshman, M. H. (1981) Status of Mineral Resource Information for the San Carlos Indian Reservation, Arizona. Administrative Report BIA-87
 
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