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Native Gold from
Oakland Mine, Cementosa Wash, Sheep Tanks Mining District, Little Horn Mountains, Yuma 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 Oakland Mine, Cementosa Wash, Sheep Tanks Mining District, Little Horn Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:520707
Long-form Identifier:1:3:520707:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘSheep Tanks Mine (Sheep Tank Mine; Resolution group), Sheep Tanks Mining District, Little Horn Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘCemitosa prospect, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘBig Horn prospect, Red Raven Wash, Ocotillo Mine Group, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘAdams prospect, Eagle Tail Mining District, Eagletail Mts (Cemetary Ridge), La Paz County, Arizona, USA
18.9km (11.8 miles) ⓘC.O.D. Mine (C.O.D. prospect; C.O.D. group of claims), Red Raven Wash, Ocotillo Mine Group, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘBlodgett Mine (Blodgett prospect), Engesser Pass, Tank Mountains Mining District, Tank Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘEngesser Mine (Engesser prospect; Johnnie prospect), Engesser Pass, Tank Mountains Mining District, Tank Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘIXL Mine (I.X.L. prospect; IXL prospect), Geyser lode, Ocotillo Mine Group, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘRegal prospect (Regal group prospect), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘMidnight Mine (Hamilton Mine), Kofa Mining District, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10102449, MRDS ID #M002324.
 
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