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Shale from
Pickett Creek (Duval and Powell; Carnegie), Pickett Creek Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA


Locality type:Creek
Classification
Type:Shale
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Shale data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pickett Creek (Duval and Powell; Carnegie), Pickett Creek Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1056512
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1056512:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Shale
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘLady Sue Occurrence (Zwan), Gold Hill Mining District, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘN Stope Shale Pit, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
51.6km (32.1 miles) ⓘLinn Road Shale Pit, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
57.7km (35.9 miles) ⓘKoko Lane Shale Pit, Douglas County, Oregon, USA
58.2km (36.2 miles) ⓘTucker/Gilbert Shale Pit (Gilbert Shale Pit), Jackson County, Oregon, USA
59.7km (37.1 miles) ⓘShale Pit (MRDS - 10128682), Jackson County, Oregon, USA
60.1km (37.3 miles) ⓘGrers Shale pit, Eagle Point, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
62.4km (38.8 miles) ⓘState Highway Shale Pit, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
63.3km (39.3 miles) ⓘHarmony Prospect (Olson and Needham), Barklow Mountain, Curry County, Oregon, USA
65.7km (40.9 miles) ⓘFlorence Occurrence, Mount Emily, Curry County, Oregon, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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