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Native Gold from
Bunker Mine (Wheatley property), Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Comments:Very finely divided & assoc. with abundant limonite within cellular & brecciated quartz.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Limonite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bunker Mine (Wheatley property), Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:211655
Long-form Identifier:1:3:211655:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘGold Lode Mine (Gold Lode and Independence Mine; Patented claims MS 3003), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘFederal Mine (Patented claims 3103), Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘVolcano Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘCherry King Mine, Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘGolden Idol Mine (Hillside Mine; Verde Inspiration Mine), Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘConger Mine (Conger prospect; Patented claim 598; Jerome Conger Mine), Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘGold Bullion Mine (Copper Bullion Mine), Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘBlack Hawk Mine, Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘEtta Mine (Etta Patent MS 833), Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘMonarch Mine (Mocking Bird Mine; Monarch Verde Mine; Statehood group), Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 137: 30
 
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