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Native Gold from
Josephine Mine (Josephine ledge; Josephine claim), Ord Mountain Mine (Ord Mountain Mine System; Ord Mine; Ord Mountain deposits; Osborn; Rio Vista claim; Brilliant claim; Josephine claim; Belgium claim; Copper Junction claim), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA


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Native Gold, etc.

Josephine Mine, Ord Mountain Mine, Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Native Gold, etc.

Josephine Mine, Ord Mountain Mine, Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Native Gold, etc.

Josephine Mine, Ord Mountain Mine, Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Josephine Mine (Josephine ledge; Josephine claim), Ord Mountain Mine (Ord Mountain Mine System; Ord Mine; Ord Mountain deposits; Osborn; Rio Vista claim; Brilliant claim; Josephine claim; Belgium claim; Copper Junction claim), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:941118
Long-form Identifier:1:3:941118:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘOrd Mountain Mine (Ord Mountain Mine System; Ord Mine; Ord Mountain deposits; Osborn; Rio Vista claim; Brilliant claim; Josephine claim; Belgium claim; Copper Junction claim), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘAzucar Mine, Newberry Springs, Newberry Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘGold Belt Mine (Gold Peak; McGinnis), Goat Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘNew Deal Mine, Goat Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
10.5km (6.6 miles) ⓘHoover Mine, East Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘFord Mine, East Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au-Cu mine [26] (Unnamed prospect; Gold-Copper prospect), Daggett Ridge, Belleville Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘRed Hills Mine, Red Hill, Fry Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘCamp Rock placer (Clark diggings; Flying M claims), Rodman Mountains high point, Rodman Mountains, Belleville Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au mine [247], Red Hill, Fry Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
R. Housley, Pacific Micromount Conference, Feb 2014
 
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