Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Native Gold from
Gruner prospect, Virginia, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA


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Native Gold, etc.

Gruner prospect, Virginia, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
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Native Gold, etc.

Gruner prospect, Virginia, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
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Native Gold, etc.

Gruner prospect, Virginia, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
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Native Gold, etc.

Gruner prospect, Virginia, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
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Native Gold, etc.

Gruner prospect, Virginia, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
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Native Gold, etc.

Gruner prospect, Virginia, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
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Gruner prospect, Virginia, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
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Gruner prospect, Virginia, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
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Gruner prospect, Virginia, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
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Native Gold, etc.

Gruner prospect, Virginia, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
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Native Gold, etc.

Gruner prospect, Virginia, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
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Native Gold, etc.

Gruner prospect, Virginia, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz137
Arsenopyrite41
Limonite38
Pyrite10
Goethite7
Galena4
Quartz-feldspar porphyry2
Rutile2
Acanthite2
Native Silver1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gruner prospect, Virginia, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (108 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1315185
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1315185:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘNorth American Mine, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
42.4km (26.3 miles) ⓘMurray shear, Vermilion River Mines, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘGold Island Prospect, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘEagles Nest shear, Vermilion River Mines, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
53.7km (33.4 miles) ⓘFoss Lake prospect, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘBirch Lake Deposit, Ely-Hoyt Lakes Area, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
61.6km (38.3 miles) ⓘRaspberry prospect (Ely prospect), Burntside, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
82.7km (51.4 miles) ⓘVermilion River Mines, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
References
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