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Shale from
Wenger No. 2 (Wegner No. 2), 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 Wenger No. 2 (Wegner No. 2), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1059905
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1059905:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Shale
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘSalmon Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘLevi Burr Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘBasin Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘPhilipsburg, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘNew Hope Mine (New Hope Claim), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘGold Reef Mine, South Boulder Creek Mining District (Princeton Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘGreater New York Mine, Red Lion Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA
10.2km (6.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Clay deposit [7], Porters Corner, Granite County, Montana, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘDouglas Mine, John Long Mountains Area, Granite County, Montana, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘBlack Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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