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Native Gold from
Richie Hill Mine, Calaveritas, Calaveritas Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras 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 Richie Hill Mine, Calaveritas, Calaveritas Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:810378
Long-form Identifier:1:3:810378:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘLong Tunnel occurrence, Calaveritas, Calaveritas Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘBrandy Flat placer (Bradley Flat), Calaveritas, Calaveritas Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘAlhoa-Klondyke; Mammoth; Yaqui Camp and Seven-Up Mine, Calaveritas, Calaveritas Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘCousin Jack placer, Calaveritas, Calaveritas Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘRavizza placer (Martha Byors), Calaveritas, Calaveritas Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘCalaveras Hill Hydraulic Mine (Baldwin property; Baldwin property claims: Calaveritas Hill Consolidated; Frenchy), Calaveritas, Calaveritas Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘColumbo & John McLaughlin P. Mine, Calaveritas, Calaveritas Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘGood Oak placer (Louis B. Joses), Calaveritas, Calaveritas Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘJohnson placer, Kentucky House, San Andreas Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘAirola Placer Mine, Kentucky House, San Andreas Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
Clark, W. B., and Lydon, P. A., 1962, Calaveras County, placer gold: California Div. Mines and Geology County Report 2, pp. 76-93.
Clark, Lorin D. (1954) Geology and mineral deposits of the Calaveritas quadrangle, Calaveras County, California. Special Report 40. California Division of Mines
 
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