| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine |
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| Species: | Native Gold |
| Formula: | Au |
| Comments: | Thumbnail to cabinet size clusters. Found in late 1980's to 2006 |
| Habit: | Flattened & elongated spinel twins to 6cm. Herringbone leaves, parallel wires, cubic crystals. |
| Colour: | Gold |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | 32 |
| Native Gold | 16 |
| - var Electrum | 16 |
| Clay | 4 |
| Aguilarite | 2 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Native Gold data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Round Mountain Mine (Sunnyside Mine), Round Mountain, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (110 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 292925 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:292925:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold |
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| 0.7km (0.4 miles) | ⓘFairview Mine, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA |
| 1.7km (1.0 miles) | ⓘRound Mountain Placers, Round Mountain, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA |
| 2.9km (1.8 miles) | ⓘShale pit, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA |
| 4.5km (2.8 miles) | ⓘSmoky Valley Mine, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA |
| 6.9km (4.3 miles) | ⓘJefferson Mine (Jefferson claim; Kanrohat Mine; Sierra Nevada Mine; Henebergh; Jefferson Canyon), Jefferson Canyon Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA |
| 7.8km (4.9 miles) | ⓘCharles Property, Jefferson Canyon Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA |
| 8.2km (5.1 miles) | ⓘGold Hill Mine, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA |
| 11.7km (7.3 miles) | ⓘWar Eagle group, Barcelona Mining District (Spanish Belt Mining District), Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA |
| 13.0km (8.1 miles) | ⓘFlower Mercury placer ground (Nevada Mint and Bar claim group; Ulla claim group; Flower placer; Mercury placer), Barcelona Mining District (Spanish Belt Mining District), Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA |
| 13.8km (8.6 miles) | ⓘBald Mountain, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA |
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Round Mountain Mine, Round Mountain, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA