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Native Gold from
Chemehuevis placers, Chemehuevis Mining District, Buck Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Placer
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Comments:Placer gold in gravels.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chemehuevis placers, Chemehuevis Mining District, Buck Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:180918
Long-form Identifier:1:3:180918:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘEvelyn Mine, Dutch Flat, Chemehuevis Mining District, Mohave Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘDutch Flat Mine, Dutch Flat, Chemehuevis Mining District, Mohave Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘGold Wing Mine (Wing Mine), Chemehuevis Mining District, Mohave Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au-W occurrence [1], Dutch Flat, Chemehuevis Mining District, Mohave Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘMexican diggings (Spanish diggings), Lake Havasu City, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘIslander Mine (Islander prospect), Havasu Palms (Roads End Camp), Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘRoulette prospect [2], Havasu Palms (Roads End Camp), Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
37.7km (23.5 miles) ⓘBoriana Mines (Tungsten Mine), Boriana Canyon, Boriana Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘBoulder Creek group (Baby Mine), McConnico Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘLazy Boy Mine (Lazy Boy prospect), Boundary Cone, Oatman, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D. (1927), AZ Gold Placers, 2nd. ed., revised, Univ. of AZ Bull. 124: 56-57
AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 135 (1933), AZ Gold Placers & Placering: 85-86.
 
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