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Sand from
Cowell Silver Sand Company, Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA


Classification
Type:Sand
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sand data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cowell Silver Sand Company, Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1208910
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1208910:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sand
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Silica mine [1], Nortonville, Contra Costa County, California, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘRoberts Sand Company Mine (Black Diamond Mine), Nortonville, Contra Costa County, California, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘPittsburg Sand Company Mine, Somersville, Contra Costa County, California, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘSilica Company of California Mine, Brentwood, Contra Costa County, California, USA
47.9km (29.8 miles) ⓘTesla Sand and Clay Company Mine, Tesla, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA
99.4km (61.8 miles) ⓘFelton pit (Felton No. 2 pit and mill), Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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