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Sand from
Placer Mine (MRDS - 10013404), Lay Mining District (Jackrabbit Mining District), Moffat County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Sand
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sand data
Locality Data:Click here to view Placer Mine (MRDS - 10013404), Lay Mining District (Jackrabbit Mining District), Moffat County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1046795
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1046795:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sand
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘIron Springs Mine (Iron Springs Bar; Iron Springs Drift Mine), Lay Mining District (Jackrabbit Mining District), Moffat County, Colorado, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘPlacer Mine (MRDS - 10013451), Fourmile Mining District (Timberlake Creek Mining District), Moffat County, Colorado, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘPlacer Mine (MRDS - 10097859), Fourmile Mining District (Timberlake Creek Mining District), Moffat County, Colorado, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘBlevins Placer (Blevins Dredge), Lay Mining District (Jackrabbit Mining District), Moffat County, Colorado, USA
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘBlue Gravel Creek Placers, Fourmile Mining District (Timberlake Creek Mining District), Moffat County, Colorado, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘAirborne Anomaly B17-128 Occurrence, Great Divide Area, Moffat County, Colorado, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘPlacer Mines (MRDS - 10013453), Fourmile Mining District (Timberlake Creek Mining District), Moffat County, Colorado, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘTimberlake Mining and Development Company Placer, Fourmile Mining District (Timberlake Creek Mining District), Moffat County, Colorado, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘAirborne Anomaly B17-127 Occurrence, Great Divide Area, Moffat County, Colorado, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘPlacer Mine (MRDS - 10013452), Fourmile Mining District (Timberlake Creek Mining District), Moffat County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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