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Sandstone from
Melvin Benally No. 1 Mine (Melvin Benally #1), West Carrizo Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Sandstone
Comments:Median horizon Salt Wash Member of the Morrison Formation.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sandstone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Melvin Benally No. 1 Mine (Melvin Benally #1), West Carrizo Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1292632
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1292632:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sandstone
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘFriday Mesa Mine, Kinusta Mesa, Cove Mesa Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘSegi-Ho-Cha Mesa Mine (Mildred Mine; Mildred No. 1 Mine), Kinusta Mesa, Cove Mesa Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘMildred No. 1 Mine, Kinusta Mesa, Cove Mesa Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘEurida Mine (AEC Plot No. 6; AEC Plot #6), Toh Chin Lini Mesa, West Carrizo Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘBlackhorse Creek Mine, Toh Chin Lini Mesa, West Carrizo Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘSunnyside Mine, Kinusta Mesa, Cove Mesa Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘRocky Spring Mine, Boiling Over Well, Northeast Carrizo Mountains Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘHanley Mine (Sheepskin Mesa Mine; Hanley No. 1 & 3 claims), Kinusta Mesa, Cove Mesa Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘCove Mesa Mines Nos. 1 and 2 (North ⅓ of Cove Mesa; Cato Sells), Cove Mesa, Cove Mesa Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘClani Mine (Tree Mesa Mine), Kinusta Mesa, Cove Mesa Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
References
Scarborough, Robert B. (1981), Radioactive occurrences and uranium production in Arizona – Final Report, Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology Report for U.S. Department of Energy (Atomic Energy Commission), GJBX-143 (81) (March 1981). RME-2071: 118.
 
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