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Native Gold from
Defiance occurrence, Pioneer, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Defiance occurrence, Pioneer, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:322352
Long-form Identifier:1:3:322352:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘWest Somerset occurrence, Pioneer, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘVelvet Mine, Pioneer, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘMexican Mine (Reed Flat), Pioneer, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘElkhorn Mine (Haywire Mine), Pioneer, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘDefender Mine, Pioneer, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘKimball group (Lucky Strike claim [or Pioneer Luck Strike claim]), Pioneer, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘOro Grande occurrence, Pioneer, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘTierakoff Mine (Tierakoff and Crown Point; Badger claim; Golden Eagle claim; Lucky Girl claim), Pioneer, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘSomerset occurrence, Pioneer, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘPioneer Lucky Strike Mine (Madrona Mine; Pioneer-Lucky Star Mine; Harding Mine; Madrona group; Moar Brothers; Lucky Strike Mine), Pioneer, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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