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Native Gold from
Mary Lode Mine, Mount Barrow, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, 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 Mary Lode Mine, Mount Barrow, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:546211
Long-form Identifier:1:3:546211:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘKirton-Gunn prospect, Amos, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘLand group (Big Chief; Calcite), Glamis, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘSilver King Mine, Imperial Gables, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘMesquite District, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘCastle prospect, Glamis, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘVista occurrence (Desert Gold and Aluminum Gold Delta), Glamis, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘDos Hombres Discovery prospect, Imperial Gables, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘIndian Pass placer, Indian Pass, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘCoffee Pot Mine (Coffee Pot prospect; Coffee; Coffey), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
35.5km (22.0 miles) ⓘVista pit (Vista; Desert Gold and Aluminum Gold Delta), Mesquite District, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
References
Sampson, Reid J. & W. Burling Tucker (1942), Mineral resources of Imperial County: California Mining Bureau. 38th Report of the State Mineralogist: 122.
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 83.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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