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Native Gold from
Monte Cristo Mine (Monte Christo Mine), Mammoth Lakes, Lakes Mining District (Lake Mining District; Mammoth Mining District), Mono 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 Monte Cristo Mine (Monte Christo Mine), Mammoth Lakes, Lakes Mining District (Lake Mining District; Mammoth Mining District), Mono County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:329588
Long-form Identifier:1:3:329588:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘLisbon Mine (Little Bodie Mine), Mammoth Lakes, Lakes Mining District (Lake Mining District; Mammoth Mining District), Mono County, California, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘSierra group (Sierra No. 3 claim; Sierra No. 4 claim; Sierra No. 6 claim), Mammoth Lakes, Lakes Mining District (Lake Mining District; Mammoth Mining District), Mono County, California, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘMammoth Consolidated Mine (Mammoth Mine; Crystal Craig Mine; Argosy group), Mammoth Lakes, Lakes Mining District (Lake Mining District; Mammoth Mining District), Mono County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘFaulk Mine, Mammoth Lakes, Lakes Mining District (Lake Mining District; Mammoth Mining District), Mono County, California, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘValley View claims, Casa Diablo Hot Springs, Long Valley Mining District, Mono County, California, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘScheelore Mine (Scheelore Tungsten deposit; Van Loon Scheelore 8 claims), Mount Baldwin, Mono County, California, USA
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘSuprise Mine (Old Jackass Brown), Madera Peak (Jackass Mountain), Madera County, California, USA
31.3km (19.5 miles) ⓘLeida Group of Mines, Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘJackass Mountain Mines, Madera Peak (Jackass Mountain), Madera County, California, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘClover Patch group (B. B. group; Gold Lode group; Old Glory group), Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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