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Clay (commodity) from
Clay King Mine, Cienega Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Commodity:Clay (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Clay (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Clay King Mine, Cienega Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1945367
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1945367:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Clay (commodity)
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘParker Clay pit, Parker Dam, Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘMaggie Canyon zeolite and Mn deposit, Maggie Canyon, Artillery Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed clay deposit [1], Mohave County, Arizona, USA
77.2km (47.9 miles) ⓘGiles clay deposit, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
92.3km (57.4 miles) ⓘBurro Creek clay deposit (Burro Creek Bentonite deposit), Mohave County, Arizona, USA
93.6km (58.2 miles) ⓘYellow Flower Mine, Harquahala Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
 
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