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Corundum from
Rock Flat Mine, Little Goose Creek Canyon, New Meadows, Adams County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Corundum
Formula:Al2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Corundum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rock Flat Mine, Little Goose Creek Canyon, New Meadows, Adams County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:112925
Long-form Identifier:1:3:112925:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Corundum
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘRock Flat Placer, Meadows Mining District, Adams County, Idaho, USA
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘBoulder Creek, McCall, Valley County, Idaho, USA
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘThree Mile Creek Placer, Burgdorf Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘThorpe Placer (Robert; Thorpe; Toler and Thorp; Royal), Resort Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
44.8km (27.9 miles) ⓘLake Creek Placer Area (Burgdorf Homestead), Burgdorf Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
79.1km (49.2 miles) ⓘBowman Corundum Occurrence, Smiths Ferry Area, Valley County, Idaho, USA
92.0km (57.2 miles) ⓘGolden Rule Placer, Marble Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
References
Rocks & Min.: 9:165.
 
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