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Native Gold from
Elk Knob Mine, Watauga County, North Carolina, 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 Elk Knob Mine, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:969032
Long-form Identifier:1:3:969032:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘGold Prospect (MRDS - 10273134), Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘFlint Knob Mine, Flint Knob, Elk Township, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘGrandfather Mountain, Linville, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
30.5km (18.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed gold prospect, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘGold Prospect (MRDS - 10175198), Avery County, North Carolina, USA
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘOsborne Prospect, Grayson County, Virginia, USA
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘBaker Branch Prospect, Grayson County, Virginia, USA
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Gold Prospect and Sand and Gravel Pit (MRDS - 10078673), Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Gold Mine (MRDS - 10078675), Blue Ridge Mining District, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
46.9km (29.2 miles) ⓘBee Mountain Mine, Bee Mountain, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
References
Kinkel, Jr.,Arthur R.,(1967) The Ore Knob Copper Deposit , North Carolina, and Other Massive Sulfide Deposits of the Appalachians :USGS Professional Paper 558
 
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