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Sandstone from
Poison Canyon Mine, Poison Canyon area, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Sandstone
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sandstone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Poison Canyon Mine, Poison Canyon area, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1457068
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1457068:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sandstone
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘMesa Top Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘDog Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘMarquez deposit, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘHogan Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘSection 32 deposit, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘSection 36 deposit, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘSection 33 Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘSection 29 Mine [10101898], McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘSection 30 deposit (Kermac), McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘSection 25 deposit [10012514], McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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