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Sandstone from
Cato Sells Mine (Cato Sells Monument Mine; Cato Sells tract 1 and 2), Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Sandstone
Comments:Middle Triassic. Shinarump Conglomerate Member Of Chinle Formation.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sandstone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cato Sells Mine (Cato Sells Monument Mine; Cato Sells tract 1 and 2), Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1290643
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1290643:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sandstone
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘChee Nez No. 1 Mine, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘJohn M. Yazzie No. 1 Mine, Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘMonument No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘNorth Tract No. 1 Mine, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘTract No. 2 West Mine, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘBlack and Blackwater Mine (Monument No. 2 Supplement), Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘKeith Francis claim (Bluestone No. 1 Mine), Garnet Ridge, Dennehotso, Apache County, Arizona, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘWillie Waters Mine (Willie Water; Bee Sho Shee), Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘHarvey Blackwater No. 1 Mine, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘHunts Mesa No. 1 channel (Hunts Mesa No. 1 paleochannel; Channel No. 57), Hunts Mesa deposit (Koley No. 2; Sam Charlie No.1; Hunt's Mesa), Hunts Mesa, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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