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Native Gold from
Buona Speranza and Josephine Mine, Moccasin, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne 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 Buona Speranza and Josephine Mine, Moccasin, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:335659
Long-form Identifier:1:3:335659:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘNorth Star Mine (Black Warrior group; Black Warrior claim; North Star claim; Yellow Jacket claim), Moccasin, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘUnion prospect (Rough & Ready), Moccasin, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘNational group, Big Oak Flat, Big Oak Flat Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘHughes Consolidated and Dyneta claims, Moccasin, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘLuck group, Moccasin, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘMoccasin Placer Mine, Moccasin, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘChance Mine, Moccasin, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘStanley Mine, Hog Mountain, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘGolden Poppy Mining Company Mine, Hog Mountain, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘPat Cossey Mine, Moccasin Peak, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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