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Sandstone from
Buffalo Shaft, Highland Flats-Box Creek Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA


Locality type:Shaft
Classification
Type:Sandstone
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sandstone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buffalo Shaft, Highland Flats-Box Creek Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1060172
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1060172:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sandstone
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘHighland Uranium Operation, Highland Flats-Box Creek Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘMorton Ranch Uranium Mine, Southern Powder River Basin Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘBill Smith Mine, Highland Flats-Box Creek Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘ3 - 10 Mine (Section 3 - 10 Uranium Mine), Southern Powder River Basin Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA
44.3km (27.6 miles) ⓘUnidentified Prospect (MRDS - 10080910), Sheep Mountain Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA
49.0km (30.4 miles) ⓘOlin Brothers Property, Converse County, Wyoming, USA
50.4km (31.3 miles) ⓘLost Springs District Prospect, Converse County, Wyoming, USA
54.7km (34.0 miles) ⓘUnknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10018752), Campbell County, Wyoming, USA
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘReno Creek Project (Wirkalla Claims), Turnercrest-Ross Mining District, Campbell County, Wyoming, USA
61.1km (38.0 miles) ⓘTeapot Dome, Powder River Basin, Natrona County, Wyoming, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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