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Native Gold from
Gila River placers (Dorothy B claims; Gold Spot claim; Red Bird claim; Bonny claim; Gold Nugget claim; Banner claim; Neel placers), Gila River, Graham County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Placer
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Comments:Placer gold; flaky to wiry in form, ranging in size from flour up to wiry particles ¼ inch (1 cm) long.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gila River placers (Dorothy B claims; Gold Spot claim; Red Bird claim; Bonny claim; Gold Nugget claim; Banner claim; Neel placers), Gila River, Graham County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:228127
Long-form Identifier:1:3:228127:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘSafford deposit (Spalding; Lindsey and Anderson claims; Sanchez Copper deposit; Esperanza Mine), Sanchez, Lone Star Mining District (Safford Mining District; Dos Pobres Mining District), Graham County, Arizona, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘClifton-Morenci placers (Smuggler placers), Gila Hot Springs Mining District, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
14.1km (8.7 miles) ⓘMorenci Canyon, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘCorporate and Climax claims (Corporate group; Climax claim), Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘGold Gulch placers, Gold Gulch, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
15.7km (9.7 miles) ⓘHorseshoe Mine (Horseshoe Copper gp; Lone Star Mine; Randolph; Popular; Pearsons; Gem; Everybodys; Bonita), Lone Star Mountain, Lone Star, Lone Star Mining District (Safford Mining District; Dos Pobres Mining District), Graham County, Arizona, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘBuzzard's Shadow Mine (Cansler Mine; New York and Arizona Gold Mines), Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘHormeyer Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘChase Creek placers, Chase Creek, Clifton-Morenci placers (Smuggler placers), Gila Hot Springs Mining District, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘMorenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
References
AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 135 (1933), AZ Gold Placers and Placering: 81-82.
 
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