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Sandstone from
Dolly Varden Mine (Varden Belle Mine; Patented Claim: Dolly Varden; MS 172), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Sandstone
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sandstone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dolly Varden Mine (Varden Belle Mine; Patented Claim: Dolly Varden; MS 172), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1046025
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1046025:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sandstone
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘIsolde Mine (Belcher; MS 15635; Baltimore; MS 2157; Isolde; MS 15635), Park Mining District (Whitecross Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘFrank Hough Mine (Hough Mine; Patented Claim: Frank Hough; MS 549), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘNellie M. Mine, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
20.8km (13.0 miles) ⓘSulphuret Mine, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘGladiator Mine, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘStibnite No. 1 Claim, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘCarpenter Mine, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘBear Creek Mine, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
39.7km (24.6 miles) ⓘCrucible Mine (MS 19702; Patented Claim: Crucible No. 1), Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘLizzie G. Mine, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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