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Native Silver from
Silver Hill Mine, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA


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Native Silver

Washington Mine, Silver Hill Mine, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
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Native Silver, etc.

King's Mine, Silver Hill Mine, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
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Native Silver

Silver Hill Mine, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
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Native Silver, etc.

King's Mine, Silver Hill Mine, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
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Native Silver

Washington Mine, Silver Hill Mine, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
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Native Silver, etc.

King's Mine, Silver Hill Mine, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
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Native Silver

Silver Hill Mine, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
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Native Silver, etc.

King's Mine, Silver Hill Mine, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
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Native Silver

Washington Mine, Silver Hill Mine, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
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Native Silver, etc.

King's Mine, Silver Hill Mine, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
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Native Silver

Silver Hill Mine, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
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Native Silver, etc.

King's Mine, Silver Hill Mine, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Silver
Formula:Ag
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cerussite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Silver data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silver Hill Mine, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:129502
Long-form Identifier:1:3:129502:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Native Silver in this Region
King's Mine, Silver Hill Mine, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
Washington Mine, Silver Hill Mine, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Native Silver
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘSilver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘCid Mine, Cid Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
9.6km (5.9 miles) ⓘSilver Valley Mine (Spring Valley Mine), Silver Valley, Cid Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘWhitney Mine (McMackin Mine; McMakin Mine), Gold Hill Mining District, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘBaldwin Place Farm, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
67.6km (42.0 miles) ⓘBrightlight Mine (Crowell Mine), Union County, North Carolina, USA
78.2km (48.6 miles) ⓘFoust Mine, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA
86.1km (53.5 miles) ⓘLewis Mine, Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, USA
References
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