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Native Gold from
Sophia Mine (Diamond Mine), Madoc Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sophia Mine (Diamond Mine), Madoc Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:78385
Long-form Identifier:1:3:78385:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘGateford Prospect (Vankleek Prospect), Madoc Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
7.2km (4.4 miles) ⓘRichardson Mine, Madoc Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘSilver King Mine (Republic Lead; Sumach; Continental), Elzevir Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘHollandia Mine, Madoc Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘDeloro Mine, Marmora Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘDeloro area, Marmora Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘDean and Williams mine, Marmora Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘAckerman mine, Marmora Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘEwing occurrence, Kaladar Township, Addington Highlands Township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed gold occurrence, Kaladar Township, Addington Highlands Township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada
References
D. F. HEWITT (1967) Geology of Madoc and North Huntingdon Townships. Ontario Department of Mines Geological Branch Open File Report 5000
Sabina, Ann P. (1987) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Hull-Maniwaki, Quebec; Ottawa-Peterborough, Ontario. Miscellaneous Report 41. Geological Survey of Canada 140 pp. doi:10.4095/122460
 
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