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Native Gold from
Knights Ferry, Stanislaus County, California, USA


Locality type:Census-designated Place
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Comments:Placer material.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Knights Ferry, Stanislaus County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:676590
Long-form Identifier:1:3:676590:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Native Gold in this Region
Alto placer, Knights Ferry, Stanislaus County, California, USA
C. F. Vanciel placer (Halter Mine ?), Knights Ferry, Stanislaus County, California, USA
Frymiers Ranch Placer Mine, Knights Ferry, Stanislaus County, California, USA
Unnamed Au placer mine (7), Knights Ferry, Stanislaus County, California, USA
Unnamed placer Au mine (4), Knights Ferry, Stanislaus County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘFrymiers Ranch Placer Mine, Knights Ferry, Stanislaus County, California, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘAlto placer, Knights Ferry, Stanislaus County, California, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘC. F. Vanciel placer (Halter Mine ?), Knights Ferry, Stanislaus County, California, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au placer mine (7), Knights Ferry, Stanislaus County, California, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘDel Rio Mining Company property (Del Reo Mining Co.), Tulloch Dam, Alto Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘJackass Placer Mine, Tulloch Dam, Tuolumne County, California, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed placer Au mine (4), Knights Ferry, Stanislaus County, California, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘUnidentified Au Mine [5], Telegraph City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘAlto Mine (Alta Mine), Alto Mining District, West Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘUnidentified Au Mines [6], Telegraph City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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