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Native Gold from
Mount Amherst (Mount Amhurst), Mount Amhurst Station, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mountain
Notes:Dec 2012- Maps show the mine as Mount Amherst, probably named after the geographic hill Mount Amherst, some 20 kilometres to the north-east. The station however is called Mount Amhurst. Why the difference in spelling remains a mystery.
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 Mount Amherst (Mount Amhurst), Mount Amhurst Station, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1035123
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1035123:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
32.6km (20.2 miles) ⓘNicolsons Mine, Lamboo Station, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘSandiego prospect (Gordon Downs 2), Koongie Park Station, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘMount Dockrell Goldfield, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘOnedin prospect (Gordon Downs 1), Koongie Park Station, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia
53.2km (33.1 miles) ⓘBlack Prince Gold Mine, Mount Dockrell Goldfield, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘMcNeil's Gold Mine, Mount Dockrell Goldfield, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘVictoria Gold Mine (Victoria United), Mount Dockrell Goldfield, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘHard Labour Gold Mine, Mount Dockrell Goldfield, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia
53.8km (33.4 miles) ⓘBijou claim, Mount Dockrell Goldfield, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia
54.4km (33.8 miles) ⓘSix Mile Creek Gold Mine, Mary River Goldfield, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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