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Native Gold from
American Flag Mine (Hidden Treasure claims), Mule Mountains District (Hodges Mountain District), Riverside 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 American Flag Mine (Hidden Treasure claims), Mule Mountains District (Hodges Mountain District), Riverside County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:546455
Long-form Identifier:1:3:546455:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘScott Lode No. 1 Mine, McCoy Spring, Arlington District (Ironwood District), McCoy Mts (Ironwood Mts), Riverside County, California, USA
31.6km (19.7 miles) ⓘGrand Central Mine, Trigo Mountains Mining District (Cibola Mining District), La Paz County, Arizona, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘTrigo gold placers, Trigo Mountains Mining District (Cibola Mining District), La Paz County, Arizona, USA
32.3km (20.0 miles) ⓘJupiter Mine, Trigo Mountains Mining District (Cibola Mining District), La Paz County, Arizona, USA
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘBoardway Mine, Trigo Mountains Mining District (Cibola Mining District), La Paz County, Arizona, USA
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘChuckwalla Spring placers, Chuckwalla Spring, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘAugustine Mine, Chuckwalla Spring, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘAztec and Rainbow claims (Aztec Mines), Black Butte, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
39.2km (24.3 miles) ⓘDesert Center Mine (Desert Center claim), Black Butte, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
40.8km (25.4 miles) ⓘGoodman Wash, La Paz placers, La Paz Mining District (Weaver Mining District), Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
References
CDMG OFR 94-11 " Mineral Land Classification of the Eastern Half of Riverside Co. CA"
 
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