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Sand from
White Sand Creek Placer Mine, Florence Mining District (French Creek Mining District), Idaho County, Idaho, 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 White Sand Creek Placer Mine, Florence Mining District (French Creek Mining District), Idaho County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1054455
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1054455:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sand
0.1km (0.0 miles) ⓘSand Creek Placer Mine, Florence Mining District (French Creek Mining District), Idaho County, Idaho, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘSummit Creek Placer Mine (Submarine), Florence Mining District (French Creek Mining District), Idaho County, Idaho, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘBlack Sand Creek Mine, Florence Mining District (French Creek Mining District), Idaho County, Idaho, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘHealy Creek Placer Mine, Florence Mining District (French Creek Mining District), Idaho County, Idaho, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘLost Meadows and Bitterroot Placer (Hi Yu Creek Placer), Florence Mining District (French Creek Mining District), Idaho County, Idaho, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘBaboon Gulch Placer Mine, Florence Mining District (French Creek Mining District), Idaho County, Idaho, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘButtercup Placer Group Mine, Florence Mining District (French Creek Mining District), Idaho County, Idaho, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘFrench Creek Placer Mine, Florence Mining District (French Creek Mining District), Idaho County, Idaho, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘMeadow Creek Placer Mine, Florence Mining District (French Creek Mining District), Idaho County, Idaho, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘLittle Cow Creek Placer Mine, Florence Mining District (French Creek Mining District), Idaho County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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