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Native Gold from
Magpie Group of Mines (Magpie group), Wünüpü Peak (Squaw Peak), Waucoba Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo 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 Magpie Group of Mines (Magpie group), Wünüpü Peak (Squaw Peak), Waucoba Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:327113
Long-form Identifier:1:3:327113:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘHallelujah No. 1 Placer Mine (Halleluja claim), Wünüpü Peak (Squaw Peak), Waucoba Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘDenman Mine (Squaw Flat Nos. 1-4), Andrews Mountain, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
10.1km (6.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au placer [1] (Alluvial prospect), Marble Canyon, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘVictor group (Victor Consolidated; Victor No. 8 prospect), Lime Hill, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘAlvord Mine, Black Mountain, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘGypsy Queen Mine (Eureka), Johnson Spring, Tibbetts Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘNew Era Mine (Never Rest; Buckeye), Fish Springs, Fish Springs Mining District (Tinemaha Mining district), Owens Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘSenator Mine, Mazourka Peak, Tibbetts Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘCleveland Mine (Cleveland claim; Cleveland Extension claim; Cleveland Fraction claim; United claim; United No. 4 claim; United No. 5 claim; Gold Bug claim), Fish Springs, Fish Springs Mining District (Tinemaha Mining district), Owens Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘPine Mountain group (Pine Mountain Mine), Antelope Spring, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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