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Native Gold from
Hopewell Prospect, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Hopewell Prospect, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:344631
Long-form Identifier:1:3:344631:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘKentuck Prospect, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
37.4km (23.2 miles) ⓘHolliday Prospect (Cabin Hill Prospect), Bedford County, Virginia, USA
40.2km (25.0 miles) ⓘRedwood Mine, Franklin (City), Virginia, USA
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘBishop Mine, Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
66.7km (41.4 miles) ⓘDurgy Mine (Yancey Mine; Person Consolidated Mine), Person County, North Carolina, USA
66.8km (41.5 miles) ⓘOld Durgy Mine, Person County, North Carolina, USA
67.0km (41.6 miles) ⓘLuce and Howard Mine (Tallyhill Mine; Howard Mine), Virgilina Mining District, Halifax County, Virginia, USA
67.1km (41.7 miles) ⓘRed Bank Mine (Goldbank Mine), Virgilina Mining District, Halifax County, Virginia, USA
67.7km (42.0 miles) ⓘDuke Mine (Tingen Mine), Person County, North Carolina, USA
67.7km (42.1 miles) ⓘPoole and Harris Prospect (Pool Prospect), Virgilina Mining District, Halifax County, Virginia, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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