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Native Gold from
Calcor Lode Mine, Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA


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 Calcor Lode Mine, Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:953663
Long-form Identifier:1:3:953663:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘRed Hill Quartz Mine, Rough and Ready, Rough-and-Ready Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine, Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘEast Star Lode Mine (East Star Mine), Empire Star group (Empire Star Mines Company holdings), Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘKing Bee Quartz Mine (King Bee Qtz.; King Bee), Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘHughes Mine [1], Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘGold Mound Mine (Boyle and Roach placer), Rough and Ready, Rough-and-Ready Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘNichols group, Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘBoundary Mine (Grass Valley Boundary Mine; New Idea Mine; Oak Tree Quartz Mine; Oak Tree Mine; Brock vein; Peabody vein; Footwall vein), Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘNormandie Dulmaine Mine (Normandy-Dulmaine), Rough and Ready, Rough-and-Ready Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘSouth Star Mine (South Star group), Rough and Ready, Rough-and-Ready Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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