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Native Gold from
Chili Gulch occurrences, Chili Gulch (Chile Gulch ?), Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Comments:Occurs in a buried deposit of gravels.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Rock Crystal
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chili Gulch occurrences, Chili Gulch (Chile Gulch ?), Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:654085
Long-form Identifier:1:3:654085:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘNeilson Ranch Placer Mine, San Andreas, San Andreas Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘLookout Mountain Mine, San Andreas, San Andreas Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘGenochio property (J.H. Henry), San Andreas, San Andreas Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘCommodore Mine (Golden Gate Mine), San Andreas, San Andreas Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘGottschalk Mine, San Andreas, San Andreas Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘSatisfaction Mine, San Andreas, San Andreas Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘRiverside Mine [1], San Andreas, San Andreas Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘKate Hageman Mine (Comet; Gospel; Comet and Gospel Mine), San Andreas, San Andreas Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘNuland property, San Andreas, San Andreas Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘProvidence Mine, Chili Hill, San Andreas Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
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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