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Native Gold from
Providence Gold Quartz Mine (Providence Gold Qtz; Providence Mine), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Comments:Occurs intergrown with altaite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Altaite
Galena
Pyrite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Providence Gold Quartz Mine (Providence Gold Qtz; Providence Mine), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:646194
Long-form Identifier:1:3:646194:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Native Gold in this Region
Ural vein, Providence Gold Quartz Mine (Providence Gold Qtz; Providence Mine), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘWyoming Fraction Lode Mine, Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.2km (0.2 miles) ⓘMountaineer Mine, Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘEast Home Quartz Mine (East Home Qtz.), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘMerrifield Mine, Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘWest Providence Quartz Mine (West Providence Qtz.), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘDeer Creek Mine (Cadmus), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘPlumas Nevada Quartz Mine (Plumas Nevada Qtz.; Plumas Nevada Mine), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘAwalrath Quartz Mine (Awalrath Qtz.; Awalrath), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘMcCauley Quartz Mine (McCauley Qtz.), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘBodie Creek Lode Mine (Bodie Creek Code [mis-spelling ?]; Bodie Creek), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
References
Lindgren, Waldemar (1896a), The gold-quartz veins of Nevada City and Grass Valley districts, California: USGS 17th. Annual Report, part 2: 116
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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