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Native Gold from
Dripping Spring placers, Cowboy Gulch area, Dripping Springs, Dripping Spring Wash, Dripping Springs Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Placer
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Comments:Placer gold. About 10% finer than 100 mesh, remainder occurs as fairly well-rounded nuggets to approx. 0.5 oz. weight at 845 fine.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dripping Spring placers, Cowboy Gulch area, Dripping Springs, Dripping Spring Wash, Dripping Springs Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:224546
Long-form Identifier:1:3:224546:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘCowboy Mine, Dripping Springs, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘBarbarossa placer (Barbarossa Mine), Green Valley, Dripping Springs Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘRattler Mine, Tiger Mountain area, Dripping Springs Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘBuckeye Mine, Tiger Mountain, Dripping Springs Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘAlice Mine, Hackberry Gulch, Tiger Mountain area, Dripping Springs Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘApex Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘPremier property (Premier group; Santa Monica Camp; Santa Montica Camp), Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘHogvall Mine (Hogvall prospect; Standard Mine), Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘRay Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘImpact No. 1 and R.S. Waters claim, Mineral Creek-Gila River confluence area, Kelvin, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 135 (1933), AZ gold placers and placering: 79.
 
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