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Native Gold from
Virginius Mine, Governor Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, 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 Virginius Mine, Governor Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:438236
Long-form Identifier:1:3:438236:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘTerrible Mine, Governor Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘSmuggler Vein, Smuggler Union Mine, Marshall Basin, Telluride Mining District, Colorado, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘSheridan Mine, Marshall Basin, Telluride Mining District, Colorado, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘLiberty Bell Mine, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘRuby Trust Mine, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘRevenue Mine, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘCimarron Mine, Telluride Mining District, Colorado, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘTomboy Mine, Savage Basin, Telluride Mining District, Colorado, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘCamp Bird Mine, Imogene Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘBlack Bear Mine (Black Bear & Iona Mine), Telluride Mining District, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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