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Native Gold from
Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA


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Native Gold, etc.

Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Native Gold, etc.

Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Native Gold

Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Native Gold, etc.

Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Native Gold, etc.

Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Native Gold

Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Native Gold, etc.

Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Native Gold, etc.

Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Native Gold

Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Dolomite
Pyrite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Petzite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:135709
Long-form Identifier:1:3:135709:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Native Gold in this Region
Allison-Merrimac group (Merrimac), Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
California Ophir Mine, Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
Canepa Mine, Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
Carabon & Good Chance Mine, Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
Chaperral Hill group (Rothschild; Chaparral Hill; Vanderbilt; Bright Star; Felicie), Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
Columbia Mine (Columba), Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
Finnegan Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mine (Finnegan Extension claim; Finnegan Purchase claim; Finnegan claim; Tarbot Homesite claim), Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
Golden Queen prospect, Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
Gould Mine (Diego Tariff Reform claim; A. P. A. claim; Boston claim), Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
Hardy Mine (Hardy claim; McCreight Reed claim), Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
Imperial Mine, Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
Irwin & McMillan Mine, Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
McKinley Mine, Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
Meeker Mine, Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
Missouri & Santa Ana Mine, Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
Missouri Mine, Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
Morris Mine, Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
Murray Bonanza Mine, Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
Peirano Mine (Santa Ana), Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
Reed Mining claim (Luca & Luca Extension Mining claim), Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
Romaggi & Costa Mine (Gold Hill Mine; Bruner Mine; Osborn Mine; Evening Star Mine; Spring Gulch Construction; Bald Hill Mine; St Lawrence Mine), Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
Senora Mine, Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
Smith & Crooks Mine (Smith and Crooks Mine; Crooks & Smith; Crooks and Smith), Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
Three Brothers Mine, Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
Tullock Mine (Little John; Brown Mine; Eddie B.), Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
Unknown Baryte occurrence [1], Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
White Oak No. 1 Mine, Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
Whittle Mine, Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.1km (0.0 miles) ⓘIrwin & McMillan Mine, Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘPeirano Mine (Santa Ana), Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘReed Mining claim (Luca & Luca Extension Mining claim), Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘCalifornia Ophir Mine, Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘGould Mine (Diego Tariff Reform claim; A. P. A. claim; Boston claim), Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘFinnegan Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mine (Finnegan Extension claim; Finnegan Purchase claim; Finnegan claim; Tarbot Homesite claim), Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘCarson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘStanislaus Mine, Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘTullock Mine (Little John; Brown Mine; Eddie B.), Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘMeeker Mine, Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
References
Knopf, Adolf (1929), The Mother Lode system of California: USGS Professional Paper 157, 88 pp.: 39
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 172, 301.
 
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