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Shale from
Vance Red Ore Mines (Big Sandy Mines), Birmingham Red Ore, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Shale
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Shale data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vance Red Ore Mines (Big Sandy Mines), Birmingham Red Ore, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1060920
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1060920:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Shale
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘWastepond-Kellerman Mines, Black Warrior Basin, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
50.4km (31.3 miles) ⓘWessington Shale Prospect, Chilton County, Alabama, USA
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘFrye Shale Pit, Chilton County, Alabama, USA
61.5km (38.2 miles) ⓘWaste Pond North River Mine, Warrior Basin, Fayette County, Alabama, USA
62.0km (38.5 miles) ⓘWaste Pond - Bessie Mine, Warrior Basin, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
64.0km (39.8 miles) ⓘWaste Pond - Flat Top Mine, Warrior Basin, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘColumbiana Red Ore Prospect, Shelby County, Alabama, USA
72.5km (45.1 miles) ⓘShale Pit (MRDS - 10136226), Walker County, Alabama, USA
97.9km (60.9 miles) ⓘSylacauga Shale Pit, Talladega County, Alabama, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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