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Native Gold from
La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Wet Chemical
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:979066
Long-form Identifier:1:3:979066:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
8.9km (5.6 miles) Candelaria Copper mining complex, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
34.5km (21.4 miles) Zapallar mining district, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
41.0km (25.5 miles) Dos Adrianas Mine, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
46.7km (29.0 miles) Adrianitas-Raúl Mine, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
49.1km (30.5 miles) Cerillos Mine, Quebrada Seca, Caldera, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
50.0km (31.1 miles) San José Mine, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
53.8km (33.5 miles) Los Azules mine, Quebrada San Miguel, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
62.3km (38.7 miles) Dulcinea de Llampos Mine, Cachiyuyo de Llampos mining district, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
62.6km (38.9 miles) Galleguillos mine, Galleguillos, Caldera, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
75.4km (46.8 miles) Carmen mine, Cachiyuyo de Oro mining district, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
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