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JONES F.A. NEW MEXICO MINES AND MINERALS SANTA FE 1904P 163ON PLAT OF MINERAL SURVEY 1177 NEW MEXICO
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10198991 — view the source record
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Coordinates: 36.66194, -106.15138
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