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Shale from
NBMG Sample Site 3948, Jolly Rodger Claims, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, 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 NBMG Sample Site 3948, Jolly Rodger Claims, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1465349
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1465349:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Shale
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘStardust Claims (North Sand Springs Range; Corona; Garnet; Snowflower Group; Shamrock Claims #2 and #3; NBMG Sample Sites #3856; 3857.), Sand Springs Mining District, Sand Springs Range, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3858, Sand Springs Marsh Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘRed Top scheelite mine, Sand Springs Mining District, Sand Springs Range, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3835, Fairview Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘSilver Range Mines Company Deposits, I.X.L. Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3836, Fairview Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘRevenue group (Kent Fluorspar mine; Cox's Canyon mines; Cirac mine), Cox Canyon, I.X.L. Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
26.8km (16.6 miles) ⓘGold Bar group, I.X.L. Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘQuick-Tung quicksilver mine, Shady Run Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘSlate Mine, Fairview Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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