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Bentonite (commodity) from
Bentonite Mine, Washakie County, Wyoming, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Commodity:Bentonite (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Bentonite (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bentonite Mine, Washakie County, Wyoming, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1169331
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1169331:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Bentonite (commodity)
8.1km (5.0 miles) North Ten Sleep Mine, Washakie County, Wyoming, USA
26.8km (16.6 miles) Northwest of Tensleep Occurrence, Washakie County, Wyoming, USA
37.9km (23.6 miles) Bud Kimball Creek Occurrence, Washakie County, Wyoming, USA
38.2km (23.8 miles) Unknown Clay - Bentonite (MRDS - 10181763), Big Horn County, Wyoming, USA
45.6km (28.4 miles) Nowood River No. 5 Occurrence, Washakie County, Wyoming, USA
46.4km (28.8 miles) Unknown Clay - Bentonite Prospect (MRDS - 10206121), Washakie County, Wyoming, USA
49.7km (30.9 miles) Dresser Bentonite Mine, Big Horn County, Wyoming, USA
50.0km (31.1 miles) L. E. Collingwood Bentonite Mine & Mill, Big Horn County, Wyoming, USA
50.1km (31.1 miles) Lucerne Mine, Hot Springs County, Wyoming, USA
51.8km (32.2 miles) Stucco Mines, Big Horn County, Wyoming, USA
 
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