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Native Gold from
Kessner placer, Smith Hill, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA


Locality type:Placer
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 Kessner placer, Smith Hill, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:746301
Long-form Identifier:1:3:746301:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘJ. B. Foch Placer Mine, Smith Hill, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘBadgers Placer Mine, Smith Hill, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘMorning Star Mine (Morning Star Consolidated Mine), Camp Eden, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘSpecimen Mine, Smith Hill, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘAdeline Rex Placer Mine, Smith Hill, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘMiller placer, Camp Eden, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘEtna Gold Dredging Company placer, Callahan, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘHathaway group, Smith Hill, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘHomestead Placer claim, Smith Hill, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘABC placer (Boye placer), Sugar Hill, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
References
California Division of Mines (1962): Mineral Information Service: 15(10): 9.
 
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