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Electrum from
Pittsburg-Liberty Mine (Pittsburg claim; Pittsburg No. 2 claim; Liberty claim; Liberty No. 2 claim), New York Hill, Masonic Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Gold var: Electrum
Formula:(Au,Ag)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Electrum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pittsburg-Liberty Mine (Pittsburg claim; Pittsburg No. 2 claim; Liberty claim; Liberty No. 2 claim), New York Hill, Masonic Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:978410
Long-form Identifier:1:3:978410:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Electrum
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘBodie, Bodie Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘBodie Mine (Bodie project), Bodie, Bodie Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘAurora Mine Area, Aurora Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘAurora Mine, Aurora Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘJuniata vein, Aurora Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘMay Lundy Mine (Crystal Lake Mine), Mount Scowden, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono County, California, USA
64.6km (40.2 miles) ⓘI X L Mine (I.X.L. Mine; I.X.L. deposit; Ophir lode), IXL Canyon (I.X.L. Canyon), Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
68.4km (42.5 miles) ⓘAnn-Mason deposit (Ludwig; Douglas Hill; Cast; Blue Hills; McConnell; Minnesota; Shamrock), Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
78.3km (48.7 miles) ⓘNevada Rand Mine, Randall Property, Brovard, Rand Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
78.3km (48.7 miles) ⓘRandall Property, Brovard, Rand Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
References
Vikre, P.G., John, D.A., du Bray, E.A., and R.J. Fleck (2015). Gold-silver mining districts, alteration zones, and paleolandforms in the Miocene Bodie Hills volcanic field, California and Nevada. USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2015-5012. https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/sir20155012
 
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