Locality type: | Mine |
Classification |
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Species: | Gold |
Formula: | Au |
Comments: | Crystal cluster with milky quartz, 8 inches Many of the pure gold "floaters" were leached from quartz |
Habit: | Small sharp octos to a cm, Dendrites, plates and wires to many cm |
Colour: | gold |
Luminescent properties: | none |
Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
Abundance at site: | Common |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Quartz | ⓘ130 photos of Gold associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Gold data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Eagle's Nest Mine (Mystery Wind Mine), Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District (Michigan Bluff Mining deposit), Placer County, California, USA |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (202 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 19432 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:19432:7 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 9c478e5f-3df0-40d2-b828-df58b1012b90 |
Nearest other occurrences of Gold |
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0.0km (0.0 miles) | ⓘDe Maria Mine (Garbe Mine), Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District (Michigan Bluff Mining deposit), Placer County, California, USA |
0.6km (0.3 miles) | ⓘFerrier Diggings Mine (Johnny Rafael Mine), Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA |
0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘUnnamed Au mine [38], Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District (Michigan Bluff Mining deposit), Placer County, California, USA |
0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘBunker and Nihill Mine (Bunker & Nihill; Bunker Hill [?]), Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District (Michigan Bluff Mining deposit), Placer County, California, USA |
1.1km (0.7 miles) | ⓘBlanche Placer Mine, Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District (Michigan Bluff Mining deposit), Placer County, California, USA |
1.1km (0.7 miles) | ⓘWashington Mine, Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA |
1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘMarigold Placer Mine, Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA |
1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘRed Ink Maid Mine, Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District (Michigan Bluff Mining deposit), Placer County, California, USA |
1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘDewey and Stocker Mine (Dewey & Stocker; Burt Mine), Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA |
1.4km (0.9 miles) | ⓘBreece & Wheeler Placer Mine (Paragon Mine; Paragon prospect), Bath, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA |
References |
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Eagle's Nest Mine, Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District, Placer County, California, USA