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Shale from
Albian Basin, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Type:Shale
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Shale data
Locality Data:Click here to view Albian Basin, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1577018
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1577018:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Shale
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘIllinois Occurrence, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘSilver Star Occurrence, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘAlta-Helena tunnel occurrence (Alta Helena group), Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘAlbion tunnel, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘCentennial Tunnel (Utah Centennial Mining Company), American Fork Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘSouth Columbus Prospect, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘBuffalo Tunnel Mine (Great Salt Lake Tunnel and Mining Company; Allegan Mine; Emma Mine), Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘQuincy Mine, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘTom Moore Tunnel Occurrence, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘMineral Flat NE Mines (Alta Merger Mines Company; Anna; Orphan; Dieh; lEstella; Utah 76 Claims; Boyd Park), American Fork Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
References
Woodford, D. T., Sisson, V. B., & Leeman, W. P. (2001). Boron metasomatism of the Alta stock contact aureole, Utah: Evidence from borates, mineral chemistry, and geochemistry. American Mineralogist, 86(4), 513-533.
 
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