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Native Gold from
Placer (MRDS - 10014423), Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Placer
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 Placer (MRDS - 10014423), Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:375922
Long-form Identifier:1:3:375922:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘUte Trail Mine (Ute Buck; Ute Warrior; Ute Chief; Ouray; Medicine Man; Ute Squaw; Ute Trail; Wigwam), Vulcan Mining District (Cebolla Mining District; Domingo Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘGood Hope Mine (Mammoth Good Hope Mine; Mammoth-Good Hope Mine; Mammoth Chimney Mine), Vulcan, Vulcan Mining District (Cebolla Mining District; Domingo Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘContinental Mine (Continental; Minnehaha; Summit; Oro; King; Iron Clad), Domingo Mining District (Vulcan Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘMidland Mine (Lone Star; Boston; Fairview; Little Hope; Noah; S. Beaver Mill Site; Golden Ark; Mascot; Pueblo), Domingo Mining District (Vulcan Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘDomingo Mining District (Vulcan Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘDenver City Mine, Green Mountain Mining District (Gold Basin Mining District; Iris Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘMineral Hill Mine (Mineral Hill Nos. 1-8), Green Mountain Mining District (Gold Basin Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘLula Mine, Green Mountain Mining District (Gold Basin Mining District; Iris Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘGraflin Mine (Robert H.; E. S.; Hill Top 1-3; Indiana; Amazon; Capital Prize; Morning Star; Dalore; Carrie G.; Baltimore Boy), Green Mountain Mining District (Gold Basin Mining District; Iris Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘBlack Cat Mine (Black Cat; Protection; Claims: Grand Aspen), Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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