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Native Copper from
Micawber, Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, 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 Micawber, Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:375680
Long-form Identifier:1:3:375680:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘRedwell Basin, Ruby Mining District (Elk Mountain Mining District; Irwin Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘPark City Consolidated Mines Company, Ruby Mining District (Elk Mountain Mining District; Irwin Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘBaltimore; Grandview; Mineral King; Virginia; W. Virginia, Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘVirginia; Ophir; Ellas Wood; Virginia Basin; Frank; Mineral King, Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘSpotted Fawn Occurrence (Bonnie Bray; Bonanza; Izetta; Baltimore; Urzilla; James Blain), Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘO. F. Lode Occurrence, Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘElla; Ella C; Crown; Justice Occurrence, Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘPuritan Group, Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘNorth Pole Mine, Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘMammoth Occurrence (2), Rock Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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