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Sandstone from
Fox Hills Outcrop, Boulder-Weld Coal Field, Boulder County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Type:Sandstone
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sandstone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fox Hills Outcrop, Boulder-Weld Coal Field, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1044068
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1044068:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sandstone
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘOld Leyden Mine, Foothill Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘRose Mary Occurrence, Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
36.8km (22.8 miles) ⓘFour Corners Mine (Pallaoro Lease; Morrison Mine), Foothill Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘMann Ranch (Vanadium Queen Mine; Mann Mine), Foothill Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘCarter Lake Uranium Occurrence, Carter Lake Reservoir Area, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
52.1km (32.4 miles) ⓘStone Occurrence (MRDS - 10016717), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘStone Occurrence (MRDS - 10016732), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
64.7km (40.2 miles) ⓘStone Occurrence (MRDS - 10016706), Masonville Mining District, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
65.4km (40.6 miles) ⓘPenley No. 1 Lease Occurrence, Kassler Area, Douglas County, Colorado, USA
68.5km (42.5 miles) ⓘBuckley Field Manganese deposits (Denver Basin Mn deposits), Watkins area, Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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