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Native Gold from
Pontatoc Mine, Santa Catalina Mountains foothills, Tucson area, Pima 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 Pontatoc Mine, Santa Catalina Mountains foothills, Tucson area, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:538124
Long-form Identifier:1:3:538124:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘCañada del Oro placers (Old Hat placers), Cañada del Oro Creek, Canada del Oro Mining District (Cañada del Oro Mining District), Pima County, Arizona, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘCanada del Oro Mining District (Cañada del Oro Mining District), Pima County, Arizona, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘMolino Basin, Pima County, Arizona, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘTucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘCañada del Oro Mine (Old Hat placers; Gold Canyon placers; Gold Channel placer #1-36), Cañada del Oro Wash, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘBurney Mines (Copper Rose Mine; Canyon del Oro Mines Inc.; Birthday Mine; Stove Lid Mine; Lead Reef Mine), Oracle, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘAlder Canyon placers, Alder Canyon, Mt Bigalow area, Pima County, Arizona, USA
29.2km (18.2 miles) ⓘMaudina Mine (Campo Bonito gp; Bonito Mines; Other claims; Maudina claims/property), Campo Bonito Mines, Campo Bonito, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘApache Mines No. 2, Apache Mines, Owl Head Buttes area, Owl Head Mining District, Tortolita Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘShultz Mine (Schulz Mine), Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10039689, MRDS ID #M050656.
 
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