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Native Gold from
Birthday Mine, Mountain Spring, Argus Mining District (Kellcy Mining District; Sherman Mining District), Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo 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 Birthday Mine, Mountain Spring, Argus Mining District (Kellcy Mining District; Sherman Mining District), Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:326682
Long-form Identifier:1:3:326682:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘMountain Springs Canyon Mine (Bonanza), Mountain Spring, Argus Mining District (Kellcy Mining District; Sherman Mining District), Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA
4.7km (3.0 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine [1], Mountain Spring, Argus Mining District (Kellcy Mining District; Sherman Mining District), Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘGold Basin Mine (Wild Rose Mine), Mountain Spring, Argus Mining District (Kellcy Mining District; Sherman Mining District), Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘArgus Mine (Argus Canyon Gold Mine), Mountain Spring, Argus Mining District (Kellcy Mining District; Sherman Mining District), Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘStar of the West Mine (Star De West), Mountain Spring, Argus Mining District (Kellcy Mining District; Sherman Mining District), Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘWest Point group, Argus Peak, Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘBig Tee Mine (Big T No. 2; Big T. group), Louisiana Butte, Inyo County, California, USA
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘMcKinley-Westphalia Mine (Westfalia), Argus Peak, Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘLucky Red Mine, Louisiana Butte, Inyo County, California, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘArondo Mine (Orondo; Arando; Oroanda), Reilly (Anthony Mill ruins), Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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