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Native Gold from
Golden Queen Mine, Las Flores Mine group, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Laguna Mining District (Las Flores Mining District), Laguna Mts (San Pablo Mts), Yuma County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Comments:Free, often ragged, gold with some silver and copper.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Golden Queen Mine, Las Flores Mine group, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Laguna Mining District (Las Flores Mining District), Laguna Mts (San Pablo Mts), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:172183
Long-form Identifier:1:3:172183:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘLas Flores Mine group, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Laguna Mining District (Las Flores Mining District), Laguna Mts (San Pablo Mts), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘTraeger Mine (Traeger prospect; Agate Mine), Las Flores Mine group, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Laguna Mining District (Las Flores Mining District), Laguna Mts (San Pablo Mts), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘPandino Mine (Pandino claim; Panadero Mine), Las Flores Mine group, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Laguna Mining District (Las Flores Mining District), Laguna Mts (San Pablo Mts), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘIndia Mine (India claim), Las Flores Mine group, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Laguna Mining District (Las Flores Mining District), Laguna Mts (San Pablo Mts), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘLas Flores placers, Laguna Mining District (Las Flores Mining District), Laguna Mts (San Pablo Mts), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘLaguna Mining District (Las Flores Mining District), Laguna Mts (San Pablo Mts), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘMcPhaul area placers (San Pablo placers; Laguna placers), U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Laguna Mining District (Las Flores Mining District), Laguna Mts (San Pablo Mts), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘDome placers (Gila City placers; Gila City Mine), Dome Mining District (Gila City Mining District), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘMcPhaul prospect (McPhall prospect), Dome Mining District (Gila City Mining District), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘLaguna Mts (San Pablo Mts), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D. (1933), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 134: 214-216
Wilson, E.D., et al (1934)(revised 1967), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 137: 149-151
(n.d.) ADMMR Mines Database, Arizona Geological Survey.
 
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