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Native Gold from
Sunrise Mine, Outlaw Hill, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Comments:Lode gold; most as medium-fine to coarse grains & flakes, mainly with pinkish-red hematite & limonite in fractures & cavities.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Hematite
Limonite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sunrise Mine, Outlaw Hill, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:256268
Long-form Identifier:1:3:256268:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘRed Cloud prospect, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘNellie-Meda Mine (Nellie Meda Mine; Gold Leaf Mine; Mason Mine), Date Creek Ranch area, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘVulture Mine, Vulture, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘBanker group, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘEl Centinillo Mine (El Centinella Mine), Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘHassayampa placers, Hassayampa Gorge, Hassayampa River, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘQueen of Sheba Mine (La Aguila patented claim; La Firmos Mine), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘBig Horn Mountains placers (Tiger placers; Big Horn placers; Davenport placers; Sweeney placers Borian placers), Big Horn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘOro Grande Mine, Black Rock Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘMalibu placer, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 137: 163.
 
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