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Sphalerite from
Magmont Mine, Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Dolomite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Magmont Mine, Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:10352
Long-form Identifier:1:3:10352:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘCasteel Mine (Viburnum No. 35 Mine), Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘMagmont West Mine, Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘBuick Mine (Amax Buick Mine; Moloc Mine), Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘBoss - Bixby Iron-copper deposit, Dent County, Missouri, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘViburnum No. 28 Mine, Viburnum, Iron County, Missouri, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘBrushy Creek Mine, Greeley, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘViburnum No. 27 Mine, Crawford County, Missouri, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘViburnum No. 29 Mine, Washington County, Missouri, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘWest Fork Mine, West Fork, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘFletcher Mine, West Fork, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
References
Afifi, Abdulkader M., Kelly, William C., Essene, Eric J. (1988) Phase relations among tellurides, sulfides, and oxides; Pt. II, Applications to telluride-bearing ore deposits. Economic Geology, 83 (2) 395-404 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.83.2.395
Crocetti, C. A., Holland, Heinrich D., McKenna, L. W. (1988) Isotopic composition of lead in galenas from the Viburnum Trend, Missouri. Economic Geology, 83 (2) 355-376 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.83.2.355
Viets, John G., Hopkins, Roy T., Miller, Bruce M. (1992) Variations in minor and trace metals in sphalerite from mississippi valley-type deposits of the Ozark region; genetic implications. Economic Geology, 87 (7) 1897-1905 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.87.7.1897
 
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