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Native Gold from
Rawhide prospect, Weldon Peak, Green Mountain District, Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Rawhide prospect, Weldon Peak, Green Mountain District, Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:327836
Long-form Identifier:1:3:327836:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘShafer & Whitney View group of mines, Sorrell Peak, Piute Mountain District (Mount Sinai District), Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘLocarno and Gwynne Mine (Locarno Mine; Gwynne Mine; Locarno-Simon group), Sorrell Peak, Piute Mountain District (Mount Sinai District), Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘMace Mine (Mace prospect; Hugh Mann prospect), Sorrell Peak, Piute Mountain District (Mount Sinai District), Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘGwynne Mine (Gwynne vein; Kersey vein; Dead Tree; Deadtree; Dearborne; Shasta claim; Gwynne-Jenette: Chief claim; Mace; Jennete; Jennette vein; Kern County Consolidated Gold Mines; Hard Luck claim), Weldon Peak, Green Mountain District, Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘSierra Vista prospect (Sierra Vista Mine), Sorrell Peak, Piute Mountain District (Mount Sinai District), Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘRock Pile Mine (Rock Pile prospect), Claraville, Piute Mountain District (Mount Sinai District), Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘMary Ellen prospect, Sorrell Peak, Piute Mountain District (Mount Sinai District), Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘHenry Ford prospect (Henry Ford Mine), Sorrell Peak, Piute Mountain District (Mount Sinai District), Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘShellenberger Mine, Sorrell Peak, Piute Mountain District (Mount Sinai District), Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
3.5km (2.1 miles) ⓘGallup prospect (Gallup Mine; Gallop prospect), Claraville, Piute Mountain District (Mount Sinai District), Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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