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Native Gold from
Shorty Lode, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Lode
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 Shorty Lode, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:493546
Long-form Identifier:1:3:493546:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘFlorence W. Mine (Patented Claims: Gold Dollar; MS 19232; Last Dollar; MS; Last Chance; MS 193232; Silver Mug; MS 19232), La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), Montezuma County, Colorado, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘLa Plata River Placers, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘLucky Discovery Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘComstock Mine, Parrott City, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘGold Run Tunnel (Billings), La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), Montezuma County, Colorado, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘKentucky Mine (Jack Pot Mine; Jack Pot; MS 16665; Old Kentucky Mine), La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), Montezuma County, Colorado, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘEast Mancos River Placers, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), Montezuma County, Colorado, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘTomahawk Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘSouthern Boy Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘLady Eleanora Mine (Butterfly), La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, 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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