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Wad from
Star Mine, Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Wad' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wad data
Locality Data:Click here to view Star Mine, Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:493051
Long-form Identifier:1:3:493051:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wad
4.5km (2.8 miles) Moose Mine, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) Last Chance (Nancy Henderson; Forest Home; Cold Spring Veins Occurrence), Boulder County Tungsten Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) Bobtail mine, Dailey Mining District (Jones Pass Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
31.5km (19.6 miles) Quail Mine, Peru Creek Area, Argentine Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
45.6km (28.3 miles) Ontario-Key West-Boss-Gold Flake-Fair Fountain-Bondholder Mine group, Farncomb Hill, French Gulch, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
68.7km (42.7 miles) John Reed Mine, Alicante, Lake County, Colorado, USA
73.6km (45.7 miles) Lucky Strike claim, Kremmerling quadrangle, Grand County, Colorado, USA
76.4km (47.4 miles) Champion Mine, Gilman, Gilman Mining District (Battle Mountain Mining District; Red Cliff Mining District), Eagle County, Colorado, USA
77.0km (47.8 miles) Mudsill Mine, Horseshoe Basin Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
83.0km (51.6 miles) Carboniferous Mine, Chrysolite workings, Fryer Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
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