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Native Gold from
Middle Butte Mine (Rosamond Clay; Trent), Middle Buttes deposit (Cactus deposit), Middle Butte, Rosamond, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern 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 Middle Butte Mine (Rosamond Clay; Trent), Middle Buttes deposit (Cactus deposit), Middle Butte, Rosamond, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:327756
Long-form Identifier:1:3:327756:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘBurton-Brite-Blank Mine (Brite Mine; Burton Mine), Middle Buttes deposit (Cactus deposit), Middle Butte, Rosamond, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘCrescent Mine (Middle Butte Mine; Crescent deposit), Middle Buttes deposit (Cactus deposit), Middle Butte, Rosamond, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘWinkler Mine (Winkler deposit), Middle Buttes deposit (Cactus deposit), Middle Butte, Rosamond, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘCactus Gold Mine (Blue Eagle Mine; Middle Buttes Mine; Cactus Mine; Cactus Queen Mine; Shumake deposit; Shumake Mine), Middle Buttes deposit (Cactus deposit), Middle Butte, Rosamond, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘMiddle Buttes deposit (Cactus deposit), Middle Butte, Rosamond, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘQuien Sabe Mine (Quien Sabe prospect), Middle Butte, Rosamond, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘWestern Mine (Western prospect; Western Hematite prospect; Hematite), Middle Butte, Rosamond, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘBobtail Mine, Soledad Mountain project (Victory), Soledad Mountain deposit, Soledad Mountain (Butte Mountain), Mojave, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘExcelsior Mine (Elephant Mine; Elephant Eagle Mine; Elephant Eagle group; Lodestar group; Elephant group), Soledad Mountain project (Victory), Soledad Mountain deposit, Soledad Mountain (Butte Mountain), Mojave, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘWegman group (Grace group; Eureka; Karma vein; Karma claim; Intention Junction claim; Ajax claim), Soledad Mountain project (Victory), Soledad Mountain deposit, Soledad Mountain (Butte Mountain), Mojave, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
References
Troxel, Bennie W., Morton, Paul K. (1962) Mines and Mineral Resources of Kern County California. County Report 1. California Division of Mines and Geology
Clark, W.B. (1970) Gold Districts of California. Bulletin 193. California Division of Mines & Geology
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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