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Shale from
San Rafael Swell Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Type:Shale
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Shale data
Locality Data:Click here to view San Rafael Swell Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1597636
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1597636:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Shale
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘFlat Top Deposits, Flat Top Mesa, Temple Mountain Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘRochester Manganese Deposit, Emery County, Utah, USA
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘUnknown Stone - Crushed/Broken - Coal (MRDS - 10073191), Castle Valley Area, Emery County, Utah, USA
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘFerron Sandstone Member Mancos Shale, Emery, Emery County, Utah, USA
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘCelestite Queen Mine, Green River area, Emery County, Utah, USA
42.4km (26.4 miles) ⓘCurtis Formation Jasper Nodule Locality Occurrence, Caineville Reef Area, Wayne County, Utah, USA
46.1km (28.7 miles) ⓘCurtis Gypsum Deposits, Emery County, Utah, USA
52.7km (32.7 miles) ⓘCow Flat Manganese Deposit, Cedar Mountain Mining District (Cedar Mountain), Emery County, Utah, USA
54.3km (33.7 miles) ⓘCedar Ridge No. 2 Mine, North San Rafael Swell Area, Emery County, Utah, USA
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘRed Wash Deposit, Grand County, Utah, USA
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