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Native Gold from
Gwin Mine (Paloma Mine; Gwin Extension No. 1 Mine), Paloma, Paloma Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA


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Native Gold, etc.

Gwin Mine, Paloma, Paloma Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Native Gold, etc.

Gwin Mine, Paloma, Paloma Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Native Gold, etc.

Gwin Mine, Paloma, Paloma Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Native Gold, etc.

Gwin Mine, Paloma, Paloma Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
03110980017704112354838.jpg
Native Gold, etc.

Gwin Mine, Paloma, Paloma Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Native Gold, etc.

Gwin Mine, Paloma, Paloma Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Habit:Arborescent
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Arsenopyrite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Arsenopyrite2
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gwin Mine (Paloma Mine; Gwin Extension No. 1 Mine), Paloma, Paloma Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:47246
Long-form Identifier:1:3:47246:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘGood Hope Mine [1], Paloma, Paloma Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘNorth Paloma Mine, Paloma, Paloma Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘAddie Mine, Paloma, Paloma Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘWhite Swan Mine, Paloma, Paloma Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘFlour Sack Mine (Flour Sack Consolidated), Paloma, Paloma Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘVirginia Mine, Paloma, Paloma Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘOccidental Mine, Paloma, Paloma Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘGold King Mine, Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘOneto Mine, Paloma, Paloma Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘBarattini Mine, Paloma, Paloma Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
www.redorbit.com (n.d.) http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/243352/mine_called_moneymaking_machine/
Emmons, S. F., Becker, G. F. (1885) Statistics and Technology of the Precious Metals. Bureau of the Census.
Ransome, Frederick Leslie (1900), Description of the Mother Lode district, California: USGS Geol. Atlas, Mother Lode (No. 63), 11 pp.: 8
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.
Leicht, Wayne C. (1982) California Gold. The Mineralogical Record, 13 (6) 375-387
 
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