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Shale from
Crypto Mineral Deposit, Fish Springs Mining District, Fish Springs Mountains, Juab County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Type:Shale
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Shale data
Locality Data:Click here to view Crypto Mineral Deposit, Fish Springs Mining District, Fish Springs Mountains, Juab County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1476902
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1476902:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Shale
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘGoshute Canyon Property (Lower Goshute Canyon Properties), Willow Springs Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘBueno Mine, Willow Springs Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
36.3km (22.5 miles) ⓘUnknown Prospects (MRDS - 10012039), Willow Springs Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
37.1km (23.1 miles) ⓘApex East, Spring Creek Mining District, Juab County, Utah, USA
38.9km (24.1 miles) ⓘUnknown Prospect (Midland East; MRDS - 10095597), Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘUnknown Prospect (East Rodenhouse Wash; MRDS - 10041908), Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘSunny South Claim Prospect, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
43.4km (27.0 miles) ⓘLucy L. North Prospect, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
44.0km (27.4 miles) ⓘGold Hill Mine, Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘGem Claims Prospect, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
References
Staargaard, C. F. (2009). Geology and Exploration at the Crypto Zinc-Indium-Copper-Molybdenum Skarn Deposit, Fish Springs Mining District, Juab County, Utah. Geology and Geologic Resources and Issues of Western Utah, 2009 Pages 143-156. Utah Geological Association
 
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