LARGE MINERAL SPECIMEN OF COPPER ORE, FROM THE CAMP BIRD MINE, COLO.
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THIS IS A LARGE SPECIMEN OF COPPER ORE CONSISTING OF CHALCOPYRITE IN A QUARTZ VEIN. THE SPECIMEN IS APPROXIMATELY 11 X 8 X 4 cm. IT WEIGHS 428.5 gm. THE SPECIMEN IS FROM THE CAMP BIRD MINE, SNEFFELS DISTRICT, NEAR OURAY, OURAY CO., COLORADO. THE SPECIMEN IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF THE COPPER VEIN SYSTEM AND IS VERY RICH ORE. IT DISPLAYS VERY WELL. THE CAMP BIRD MINE WAS PRIMARILY A GOLD MINE. IN 1942 PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT CLOSED ALL OF THE ...GOLD MINES FOR THE WAR EFFORT. CAMP BIRD WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE OPERATING BY SWITCHING TO COPPER AND BASE METAL ORES DURING THE WAR YEARS. SEE PICTURES. I WILL COMBINE SHIPPING WHEN POSSIBLE. THANKS FOR LOOKING.
