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Native Gold from
Golden Wonder Mine (Eighty-Five claim; 85 Mine), Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA


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Native Gold

Golden Wonder Mine, Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Native Gold, etc.

Golden Wonder Mine, Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Native Gold

Golden Wonder Mine, Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
02563360017271984168586.jpg
Native Gold, etc.

Golden Wonder Mine, Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
06678950017364265458324.jpg
Native Gold

Golden Wonder Mine, Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Native Gold, etc.

Golden Wonder Mine, Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Hematite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Golden Wonder Mine (Eighty-Five claim; 85 Mine), Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:228901
Long-form Identifier:1:3:228901:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘSingle Standard Mine (Wonder claim), Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘSilver King Mine, Payson, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘPayson placers, Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘOxbow Mine (Oxbow claim; Golden Wreath claim; Golden Wreath Mine; Osborn prospect), Oxbow Gulch, Moore Mountain area, Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘOxbow Hill, Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
24.4km (15.1 miles) ⓘPittsburg-Tonto Magnetite Hematite Mine (Pittsburg Tonto Mine; Tonto claims), Jakes Corner, Tonto Basin, Tonto Basin Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
53.3km (33.1 miles) ⓘPiedmont Mine (Copper Creek Mine; Copper Queen claims; Bloody Basin Mineral Development Co. property), Brooklyn Peak, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
54.0km (33.6 miles) ⓘSquaw Peak Mine, Squaw Peak Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘRackensack Mine (Dallas-Forth Worth property; Fort Worth patented claim; Dallas patented claim; El Paso Mine), Rackensack Gulch, Cave Creek Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
56.9km (35.3 miles) ⓘA.B. Bell property, Blue Wash, Cave Creek Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 137: 184.
 
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