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Native Gold from
Mead Mine [2], Rich Gulch, Rich Gulch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Mead Mine [2], Rich Gulch, Rich Gulch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:324355
Long-form Identifier:1:3:324355:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘOphir Consolidated Mine [2] (Ophir Cons.), Rich Gulch, Rich Gulch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘIlex Mine (Anglo-Saxon Mine; Tiger Mine), Rich Gulch, Rich Gulch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘQuartz Glenn Mine (Quartz Glen Mine; Foote and Thompson Mine; Foote & Thompson Mine), Rich Gulch, Rich Gulch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘGolden State Mine, Rich Gulch, Rich Gulch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘMobile Bar placer (C. F. Kelton), Rich Gulch, Rich Gulch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘEasy Nights claim, Mokelumne River, Amador County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘMellow Days claim, Mokelumne River, Amador County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘHawkins group of claims (Hawkins group; Bunker Hill claim; Bunker Hill Nos. 1 & 2 claims; Altamont claim; Twin Tunnel claim; L.G.M. claim), Rich Gulch, Rich Gulch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘRich Gulch Mines (Sparrow Hawk claim; Alert claim; Albert; Iowa Mine), Rich Gulch, Rich Gulch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘConsolidated Marble occurrence, Rich Gulch, Rich Gulch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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