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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Native Gold from
Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA


Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Comments:Occrrs as exceptional crystals. Several octahedral crystals were found at 3/8 inch (1.0 cm) diameter and a large "sleleton" crystal at 1 by 7/8 inch (2.5 x 2.2 cm).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:600999
Long-form Identifier:1:3:600999:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Native Gold in this Region
Big Spring Placer Mine, Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
Dewey and Stocker Mine (Dewey & Stocker; Burt Mine), Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
Doherty Mine, Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
Dry Hill and Blue Jay Mine (Dry Hill Mine), Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
Eva Lode Mine, Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
Ferrier Diggings Mine (Johnny Rafael Mine), Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
Florida & Tilton placer (Florida), Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
Independent Placer Mine (Jenny Lind Mine; New Jersey Mine), Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
Marigold Placer Mine, Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
Excelsior claim, Mascot placer (Excelsior; Baltimore), Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
Three Queens Mine (Four Acres Mine), Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
Thundering Bar Placer Mine, Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
Unnamed Au Mine [3], Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
Washington Mine, Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
West Quartz Mine, Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.7km (0.4 miles) Excelsior claim, Mascot placer (Excelsior; Baltimore), Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) Independent Placer Mine (Jenny Lind Mine; New Jersey Mine), Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) Thundering Bar Placer Mine, Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) Unnamed Au Mine [3], Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) Big Spring Placer Mine, Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) Florida & Tilton placer (Florida), Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) Eva Lode Mine, Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) Doherty Mine, Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) Small Hope Mine (Small Hope & Arthur Mine), Smiths Point, Yankee Jims, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) West Quartz Mine, Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
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