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Native Gold from
Dewey Mine, Thunder Mountain Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Comments:Found in charred logs in rhyolite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dewey Mine, Thunder Mountain Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:216822
Long-form Identifier:1:3:216822:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘSunnyside Mine, Thunder Mountain Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘGolden Giant Prospect, Thunder Mountain Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘMarble Creek Placer, Thunder Mountain Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘMonumental Creek Ranch Placer, Monumental Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘDynamite Placer, Marble Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘDaylight and Darkness Placer Group, Marble Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘBonanza Placer, Marble Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘDovel Placer (Monumental Creek Placers), Monumental Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘMountain View Placer, Marble Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘSimmons Placer (Monumental Creek Placers), Monumental Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
References
Ream, Lanny R. (1995) Idaho: Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 70 (4) 242-263 doi:10.1080/00357529.1995.9926628
 
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