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Copper Canyon
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Alluvial fan at the mouth of Copper Canyon, Death Valley, California, an area of internal drainage.
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Copper Canyon

geological feature, Nevada, United States
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  • hot springs and epithermal veins
    mineral deposit
    / Skarns

    …found at many places, including Copper Canyon in Nevada and Mines Gaspé in Quebec, Canada. Tungsten skarns supply much of the world’s tungsten from deposits such as those at Sangdong, Korea; King Island, Tasmania, Australia; and Pine Creek, California, U.S.

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    …found at many places, including Copper Canyon in Nevada and Mines Gaspé in Quebec, Canada. Tungsten skarns supply much of the world’s tungsten from deposits such as those at Sangdong, Korea; King Island, Tasmania, Australia; and Pine Creek, California, U.S.

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