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Native Gold from
Ruby Mountain, Nathrop, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Comments:More than unverified occurrence. Certainly a mistake. No specimens known. But see: Seaman
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ruby Mountain, Nathrop, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:34269
Long-form Identifier:1:3:34269:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘLower Arkansas River Placers, Nathrop, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘLower Browns Creek Placer, Nathrop Area, Browns Canyon Area, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘUnidentified Arkansas River Placer Deposit (MRDS - 10091455), Buena Vista Area, Free Gold Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘBuena Vista Occurrence, Buena Vista Area, Free Gold Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘVivandiere Mine, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘAmerican Flag Mine, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘMizpah Gold Mine, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘSitting Bull, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘGold Bug mine, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘGolden Wonder Mine, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
References
USGS Bull 1716C
Seaman, D. E., 1979, Gold in rhyolite at Nathrop, Colorado: Rocks and Minerals, v. 54, no. 3, p. 108-109.
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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