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Native Gold from
Durham Ranch Mine, Lobitos, San Mateo 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 Durham Ranch Mine, Lobitos, San Mateo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:332862
Long-form Identifier:1:3:332862:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
18.5km (11.5 miles) Dennison Creek Mine (Deniston Peak Mine; Half Moon Bay), El Granada, San Mateo County, California, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) Unnamed Au occurrence [3], Swanton (Laurel Grove), Santa Cruz County, California, USA
34.6km (21.5 miles) Black Mountain Mine (Black Mtn.), San Bruno Mountain State and County Park, Daly City, San Mateo County, California, USA
39.3km (24.4 miles) Unnamed Au placer deposit [1], Fleischacker Zoo Beach area, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
41.3km (25.7 miles) Unnamed Au occurrence [2], Ben Lomond, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
46.3km (28.8 miles) Gold Gulch placer, Felton, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
48.1km (29.9 miles) Majors Creek placers, Majors, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
57.8km (35.9 miles) Twin Lakes Beach Placer Mine, Twin Lakes, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
66.1km (41.1 miles) Mitchell Canyon prospect, Eagle Peak, Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA
78.2km (48.6 miles) Heaton's Flat Placer Mine, Five Brooks, Marin County, California, USA
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