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Native Gold from
Twin Lakes Beach Placer Mine, Twin Lakes, Santa Cruz County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Twin Lakes Beach Placer Mine, Twin Lakes, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:712982
Long-form Identifier:1:3:712982:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘMajors Creek placers, Majors, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘGold Gulch placer, Felton, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au occurrence [2], Ben Lomond, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au occurrence [3], Swanton (Laurel Grove), Santa Cruz County, California, USA
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘDurham Ranch Mine, Lobitos, San Mateo County, California, USA
73.2km (45.5 miles) ⓘQuien Sabe Mine (Quien Sabe Antimony Mine), Laveaga Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), San Benito County, California, USA
76.3km (47.4 miles) ⓘDennison Creek Mine (Deniston Peak Mine; Half Moon Bay), El Granada, San Mateo County, California, USA
91.0km (56.5 miles) ⓘBlack Mountain Mine (Black Mtn.), San Bruno Mountain State and County Park, Daly City, San Mateo County, California, USA
91.7km (57.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed placer Au mine [6], Carbona, San Joaquin County, California, USA
96.5km (60.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au placer deposit [1], Fleischacker Zoo Beach area, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
References
California Division Mines (Report 39): 39(1): 41 & Pl. 2.
Hubbard, Henry G. (1943) Mines and mineral resources of Santa Cruz County. California Journal of Mines and Geology, 39 (1) 11-52
 
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