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Clay (commodity) from
Wallins Creek South Shale Prospect, Harlan County, Kentucky, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Commodity:Clay (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Clay (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wallins Creek South Shale Prospect, Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1147103
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1147103:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Clay (commodity)
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘJesse Spur Roadcut Prospect, Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘKentenia Shale Prospect, Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘHamptonridge Shale Excavation Site Prospect, Bell County, Kentucky, USA
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘHighway 25-E Roadcut Prospect, Knox County, Kentucky, USA
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘBarbourville Shale, Knox County, Kentucky, USA
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘOld Railroad Shale Prospect, Bell County, Kentucky, USA
45.5km (28.3 miles) ⓘHighway 11 Roadcut Prospect, Clay County, Kentucky, USA
47.7km (29.7 miles) ⓘBuffalo Divide Shale Prospect, Perry County, Kentucky, USA
51.0km (31.7 miles) ⓘBranch Gap Clay Prospect, Perry County, Kentucky, USA
55.1km (34.2 miles) ⓘLouden Shale Prospect, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
 
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