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Sandstone from
Dry Creek Canyon No. 2 Mine, Turkey Creek Mining District, Pueblo 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 Dry Creek Canyon No. 2 Mine, Turkey Creek Mining District, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1047246
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1047246:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sandstone
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘPlastic No. 1 Mine, Turkey Creek Mining District, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘMeadow Mine (Meadow Walker Mine), Turkey Creek Mining District, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘNellie - Helen Mine, Turkey Creek Mining District, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘWands Mine, Turkey Creek Mining District, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘBrandt Claims, Beaver Creek Area, Soda Springs Park Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘBeaver Creek Occurrence, Beaver Creek Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘDell Prospect (C. B. Dell Prospect), Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘGeorge Avery Ranch Mine (Kathryn Mine; Kathryn No. 2 Incline; Mineral Rights Mine; George Avery Mine), Turkey Creek Mining District, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘAlabaster Occurrence, Sixmile Creek Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘFelch Creek 1 Occurrence, Canon City Embayment, Fourmile Creek Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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