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Native Gold from
Bobtail Mine (Virginia Mine; Missouri Mine; Mariana Missouri Mine; Twentieth Century claims; Wisner-Glassburn property; Mariana property; Bobaway property; Doak group), Pinal Peak area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, 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 Bobtail Mine (Virginia Mine; Missouri Mine; Mariana Missouri Mine; Twentieth Century claims; Wisner-Glassburn property; Mariana property; Bobaway property; Doak group), Pinal Peak area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:428827
Long-form Identifier:1:3:428827:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘSamsel Mine (Samsel group of claims; Samsel deposit; Utah Copper Gold claims; Pinal Tungsten Mines claims), Mays Gap area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘSix-Shooter claims (Thomas claims), Ice House CCC Campgrounds area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘRattler Mine, Tiger Mountain area, Dripping Springs Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘLive Oak pit, Inspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘDripping Spring placers, Cowboy Gulch area, Dripping Springs, Dripping Spring Wash, Dripping Springs Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘBuckeye Mine, Tiger Mountain, Dripping Springs Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘCowboy Mine, Dripping Springs, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘBarbarossa placer (Barbarossa Mine), Green Valley, Dripping Springs Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘAlice Mine, Hackberry Gulch, Tiger Mountain area, Dripping Springs Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
17.0km (10.5 miles) ⓘGold Bug placer MS 3045 claim (Inspiration placer; Golden Eagle), Claypool, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10102398, MRDS ID #M000370.
 
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