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Native Gold from
Giant King Quartz Mine (Giant King; Giant King Qtz.; Jumbo vein; Giant King vein), Alpha, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada 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 Giant King Quartz Mine (Giant King; Giant King Qtz.; Jumbo vein; Giant King vein), Alpha, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:330148
Long-form Identifier:1:3:330148:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘAlpha Diggings Placer Mine (Alpha Diggings), Alpha, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘRed Ledge Mine, Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘFoster Bar Placer Mine, Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘSlug Lode Mine (Slug group), Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Tertiary Au deposits [23], Alpha, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘOro Placer Mine, Omega, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘCotton King Mine (Lent; January lode), Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘOmega Placer Mine, Omega, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘWhite & Johnson Mine (White and Johnson Mine), Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘAlpha-Omega Mines, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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