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Native Gold from
Lester Mine, Fort Irwin, San Bernardino 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 Lester Mine, Fort Irwin, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:332156
Long-form Identifier:1:3:332156:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
4.7km (3.0 miles) ⓘGold Divide Mine, Goldstone, Goldstone Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
5.1km (3.1 miles) ⓘRio Hondo Mine, Goldstone, Goldstone Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘReward Mine (Reward/Montana Mine; Reward claim group; Montana Mine; Reward Mining Company; Mountain Mine; Reward No. 1 claim), Goldstone, Goldstone Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘParadise Spring Gold Mine (Unnamed mine), Paradise Springs, Grapevine District, Paradise Range, San Bernardino County, California, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘMerrick Mine (Gold Crown group), Goldstone, Goldstone Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘUncle Sam Mine, Goldstone, Goldstone Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘBelmont Mine (Goldstone-Belmont Mine), Goldstone, Goldstone Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘParadise Range Mine (Unnamed prospect), Paradise Springs, Grapevine District, Paradise Range, San Bernardino County, California, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘOlympus Mine (Paradise), Paradise Springs, Grapevine District, Paradise Range, San Bernardino County, California, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘDaisy Mine, Paradise Springs, Grapevine District, Paradise Range, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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