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Native Gold from
Pennsylvania Mine [2] (Pennsylvania Quartz Mine; Pennsylvania Qtz.), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Comments:Occurs as wires on large pyrite crystals.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Pyrite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pennsylvania Mine [2] (Pennsylvania Quartz Mine; Pennsylvania Qtz.), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:47284
Long-form Identifier:1:3:47284:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘEddy Gold Quartz Mine (Eddy Gold Qtz.), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘHirschman & Grover Mine (Murphy & Grover; Hershan & Grover Mine), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘOustomah Mine (Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania & Eddy), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘKnickerbocker placer, Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘBlake Mining Ground Mine (Blake Mng. Ground; Selby Hill), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘLoyal Gravel Placer Mine, Indian Flat, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘScaggs Quartz Mine (Scaggs; Scaggs Qtz), Indian Flat, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘBavaria Quartz Mine (Bavaria Qtz), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘChampion Fraction Lode Mine (Champion), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘSpanish Fraction Lode Mine (Spanish), Indian Flat, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
References
MacBoyle, Errol (1919), Mines and mineral resources of Nevada County: California Mining Bureau. Report 16, 270 pp.: 43
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
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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