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Shale from
Brownlie Mine (Brownlie property), Sulfur Springs Mountain, Vallejo, Solano County, California, 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 Brownlie Mine (Brownlie property), Sulfur Springs Mountain, Vallejo, Solano County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1207654
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1207654:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Shale
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘPort Costa Shale Quarries, Port Costa, Contra Costa County, California, USA
30.5km (19.0 miles) ⓘRed Rock Island deposit, Richmond, Contra Costa County, California, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘLeona Mine (Leona Heights Mine), Leona Heights deposit, Leona Heights, Oakland, Oakland Hills (San Leandro Hills), Alameda County, California, USA
40.8km (25.4 miles) ⓘSausalito Road Quarry, Sausalito, Marin County, California, USA
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘBunker Road tunnel (Unspecified road tunnel), Fort Barry, Marin County, California, USA
45.8km (28.5 miles) ⓘMcKinnan Gulch prospect, Bolinas Ridge, Stinson Beach, Marin County, California, USA
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘGambonini Mine (Turner and Mc Farland Mine; Buena Suerte Mine), M. Gambonini Ranch, Millerton, Marin County, California, USA
62.8km (39.0 miles) ⓘNiles Canyon Road pit (Niles Canyon Quarry), Brightside, Alameda County, California, USA
63.2km (39.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed stone occurrence [4], Sunol, Alameda County, California, USA
63.6km (39.5 miles) ⓘMark West Shale Quarry (Mark West Shale pit and mill), Mark West Springs, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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