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Native Gold from
Darling Mine (Midnight Bronze; Midnight Mine; Midnight claim), Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt District (New York District), New York Mountains, San Bernardino 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 Darling Mine (Midnight Bronze; Midnight Mine; Midnight claim), Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt District (New York District), New York Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:983389
Long-form Identifier:1:3:983389:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘLily group (Calvada group?), Crescent Mining District, New York Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘCastle Mountain Mine (Castle Mountain project), Hart, Hart District (Castle Mountain District), Castle Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘOro Belle Mine (Castle Mountain project), Hart, Hart District (Castle Mountain District), Castle Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
14.9km (9.2 miles) ⓘValley View Mine [1] (Valley View; Lesley Ann; Jumbo pit), Hart, Hart District (Castle Mountain District), Castle Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘPolaris claim group (Gold Chief - 0060710107; Golden Quail group; Gold Chief Mine), Drum Peak, Vanderbilt District (New York District), New York Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘBudget group, Crescent Mining District, New York Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘBig Tiger prospect, Crescent Mining District, New York Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘGold Group (Crescent Property; Crescent Mine; Tiger Lily Claims), Crescent Mining District, New York Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
18.9km (11.8 miles) ⓘNippeno group, Crescent Mining District, New York Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘGingerload prospect, Crescent Mining District, New York Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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