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Oil Shale

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This page provides information about the commodity Oil Shale in mineral resources and mining.


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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
52534
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:52534:7

Properties of Oil ShaleHide

Other Commodities associated with Oil Shale *Hide

CommodityAssociated LocalitiesTotal Localities% Association (commodity)% Association (Oil Shale)
Coal214,3970.01% of all Coal deposits have Oil Shale.13.33% of all Oil Shale deposits have Coal.
Phosphorous/Phosphate11,4010.07% of all Phosphorous/Phosphate deposits have Oil Shale.6.67% of all Oil Shale deposits have Phosphorous/Phosphate.
Asphalt (Bitumen)1175.88% of all Asphalt (Bitumen) deposits have Oil Shale.6.67% of all Oil Shale deposits have Asphalt (Bitumen).
Soda Ash (Sodium Carbonate)1147.14% of all Soda Ash (Sodium Carbonate) deposits have Oil Shale.6.67% of all Oil Shale deposits have Soda Ash (Sodium Carbonate).
Uranium19,2200.01% of all Uranium deposits have Oil Shale.6.67% of all Oil Shale deposits have Uranium.
* in exploitable quantities, based on associations listed on mindat.org

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Deposits of Oil ShaleHide

Showing 15 deposits.

This map shows a selection of deposits that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.
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Australia
 
  • New South Wales
    • Cook County
      • Glen Davis
Belarus
 
  • Brest Region
    • Luninets District
Estonia
 
  • Ida-Viru County
    • Narva
France
 
  • Auvergne-RhÃīne-Alpes
    • Allier
      • Moulins
        • BuxiÃĻres-les-Mines
Germany
 
  • Hesse
    • Darmstadt
      • Darmstadt
        • Darmstadt-Ost
Jordan
 
  • Karak Governorate
Mauritania
 
  • Tagant Region
    • Boumdeid
Russia
 
  • Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
  • Republic of Karelia
    • Medvezhyegorsky District
      • Shun'ga village
USA
 
  • Idaho
    • Bonneville County
      • Pine Creek Mining District
  • Tennessee
    • DeKalb County
  • Virginia
    • Louisa County
  • Wyoming
    • Sweetwater County
      • Green River Basin
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