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Native Gold from
Unnamed Au occurrence [26], Peardale, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
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 Unnamed Au occurrence [26], Peardale, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:330442
Long-form Identifier:1:3:330442:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘJack Rabbit Mine (Jack Rabbit Mill and Mining Co.), Peardale, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘLe Duc Mine, Cedar Ridge, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘBrunswick Mine (Brunswick vein; New Brunswick Mine), Idaho-Maryland group, Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘCambridge Quartz Mine (Cambridge Qtz.), Cedar Ridge, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘDorothy D Lode Mine (Dorothy D Mine), Cedar Ridge, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘHalphene Quartz Mine (Haphine), Cedar Ridge, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘGold Blossom Quartz Mine (Gold Blossom Qtz.; Gold Blossom), Cedar Ridge, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘUnion Hill Quartz Mine (Union Hill Qtz; Gold Point; Centennial/Lucky/Cambridge; Union Hill vein; Cambridge-Lucky vein; Creek-Tungsten vein), Idaho-Maryland group, Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘJ. M. English Quartz Mine (J.M. English Qtz.; J. M. English), Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘIndependence Quartz Mine (Independence Mine; Independence Qtz), Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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