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Native Gold from
Lightning No. 2 Mine, Stanley Basin Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, 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 Lightning No. 2 Mine, Stanley Basin Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:448695
Long-form Identifier:1:3:448695:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘWeidman Workings (Sturkey Placer; Starkey Placer), Stanley Basin Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘDoran Gulch Placer, Stanley Basin Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘKelley Creek Placer, Stanley Basin Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘBuckley Bar Placer, Stanley Basin Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘIron Crown Mine, Joe's Gulch, Stanley Basin Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘBright Star Mine (Brindle Pup Group), Copper Creek, Stanley Basin Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘHam Fat Placer, Stanley Basin Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘHindman and Jumbo Claims, Yankee Fork Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘCrystal Claim, Yankee Fork Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘHygrade Claims (Little Leslie 1-4), Unorganized District, Sunbeam Area, Custer County, Idaho, USA
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