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Native Gold from
Surprise Group of Mines (Surprise prospect), Piute Peak (Piute Mountain), Green Mountain District, Piute Mountains, 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 Surprise Group of Mines (Surprise prospect), Piute Peak (Piute Mountain), Green Mountain District, Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:327893
Long-form Identifier:1:3:327893:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘBlue Jay Mine (Blue Jay prospect), Claraville, Piute Mountain District (Mount Sinai District), Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘA and A Mine, Claraville, Piute Mountain District (Mount Sinai District), Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘAmy Mine (Gold State group), Claraville, Piute Mountain District (Mount Sinai District), Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘOpal prospect (Opal Mine), Claraville, Piute Mountain District (Mount Sinai District), Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘFrench Mine (Trestle Mine; French Meadows; Bowman Mine), Claraville, Piute Mountain District (Mount Sinai District), Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘPunkie Mine (Punkie prospect; Vestry), Claraville, Piute Mountain District (Mount Sinai District), Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘHilltop prospect (Hilltop Mine), Piute Peak (Piute Mountain), Green Mountain District, Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘLittle Joe Mine, Claraville, Piute Mountain District (Mount Sinai District), Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘRetreat Mine, Claraville, Piute Mountain District (Mount Sinai District), Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘDoble Mine (Summit Mine; Wall Street Mine), Inspiration Point, Green Mountain District, Piute Mountains, 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
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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