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Shale from
Philipsburg, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA


Classification
Type:Shale
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Shale data
Locality Data:Click here to view Philipsburg, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1040356
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1040356:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Shale
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘNew Hope Mine (New Hope Claim), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘSalmon Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘWenger No. 2 (Wegner No. 2), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘBasin Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘLevi Burr Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘGold Reef Mine, South Boulder Creek Mining District (Princeton Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘGreater New York Mine, Red Lion Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘDouglas Mine, John Long Mountains Area, Granite County, Montana, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘBlack Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘHomer Claim, Maxville Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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