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Sandstone from
Borrego Pass deposit, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Type:Sandstone
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sandstone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Borrego Pass deposit, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1456779
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1456779:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sandstone
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘWest Largo deposit, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘSection 29 deposit, Church Rock - Crownpoint subdistrict, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘEvelyn Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘSection 10 Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘDysart No. 1 deposit, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘDysart No. 2 Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘHomestake-Sapin Mine No 15, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘBlack Jack No. 1 Mine, Smith Lake subdistrict, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘSection 22 deposit, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘSilver Bit Mines, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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