Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Shale from
Rockcastle-Garrard Shale Exposure Prospect, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Type:Shale
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Shale data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rockcastle-Garrard Shale Exposure Prospect, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1087238
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1087238:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Shale
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘFishing Creek Shale Prospect, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
65.9km (40.9 miles) ⓘDrake 01 (Stanton Shale Quarry & Mill), Powell County, Kentucky, USA
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘCrane Fork Valley Shale Prospect, Owsley County, Kentucky, USA
69.0km (42.9 miles) ⓘParkers Lake Shale Prospect, McCreary County, Kentucky, USA
71.2km (44.2 miles) ⓘMud Tunnel Shale Prospect, Lee County, Kentucky, USA
73.1km (45.4 miles) ⓘNeatsville Shale Prospect, Adair County, Kentucky, USA
81.7km (50.8 miles) ⓘBarbourville Shale, Knox County, Kentucky, USA
83.4km (51.8 miles) ⓘLouden Shale Prospect, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
86.3km (53.6 miles) ⓘCoffey Mountain Shale Prospect, Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
87.4km (54.3 miles) ⓘCave Creek-Jowl Mountain Shale Prospect, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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