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Native Gold from
Horseshoe gold placers (Horseshoe Basin placers; Golconda placers), Quijotoa placers, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Placer
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Comments:Placer gold with some alloyed silver.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Horseshoe gold placers (Horseshoe Basin placers; Golconda placers), Quijotoa placers, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:180204
Long-form Identifier:1:3:180204:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘMorgan Mine (Cube Iron Mine), Morgan Mine group, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘPeer and Peerless group (Quijotoa Mine), Ben Nevis Mountain, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘMocking Bird Mine group (Pack Rat group), Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘQuijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘDevils Wash placer, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘWeldon Mine, Ben Nevis Mountain, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
5.9km (3.6 miles) ⓘBallas Mine area, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘSt. Patrick Mine, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘPicacho Mine (Cahuabi Mine; Cababi Mine), Sells, Cababi Mining District (Comobabi Mining District), Comobabi Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘMildren Mine (Mildren claim; Mildred Mine), Mildren Mine group, Ko Vaya, Cababi Mining District (Comobabi Mining District), Comobabi Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 135 (1933), AZ Gold placers & placering: 60
Wilson, E.D. (1961): 77-78
Keith, Stanton B. (1974), AZ Bur. of Geol. & Min. Technology, Geol. Survey Br. Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, AZ: 140 (Table 4)
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.236
(n.d.) ADMMR Mines Database, Arizona Geological Survey.
 
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