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Sand from
Giant Gulch Placer, Grayback Mining District (Russell Mining District), Costilla County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Placer
Classification
Type:Sand
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sand data
Locality Data:Click here to view Giant Gulch Placer, Grayback Mining District (Russell Mining District), Costilla County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1044487
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1044487:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sand
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘBadger State Placers 1-5, Grayback Mining District (Russell Mining District), Costilla County, Colorado, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘSpanish Basin Placer Company Claims (Claims: Alpha No. 1; Beta No. 2; Beta No. 1; Omega No. 1; Omega No. 2; Alpha No. 2), Grayback Mining District (Russell Mining District), Costilla County, Colorado, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘDenver Placers 6-8, Grayback Mining District (Russell Mining District), Costilla County, Colorado, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘOtero Placers 1 and 2, Grayback Mining District (Russell Mining District), Costilla County, Colorado, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘWillow Gulch Placer, Grayback Mining District (Russell Mining District), Costilla County, Colorado, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘLast Chance Placer (Last Chance No. 3), Grayback Mining District (Russell Mining District), Costilla County, Colorado, USA
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘWayatoya Creek Placer, La Veta Mining District, Huerfano County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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