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Sphalerite from
Doubrava Mine, Doubrava, Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Almandine1
Chlorite Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Doubrava Mine, Doubrava, Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1074370
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1074370:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘŽermanice Quarry, Žermanice, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘPaskov Mine (before 1994), Paskov Mine (after 1994), Paskov, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘBorošín Teschenite Occurrences, Brušperk, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘRydułtowy mine (Szarlota mine), Rydułtowy, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘMośnik coal mine dump, Chwałowice, Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘPohoř mines, Pohoř, Odry, Nový Jičín District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘJakubčovice nad Odrou quarry, Jakubčovice nad Odrou, Nový Jičín District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
51.9km (32.2 miles) ⓘPollak adit, Nové Těchanovice, Vítkov, Opava District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
56.8km (35.3 miles) ⓘKružberk quarry, Kružberk, Opava District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
60.1km (37.4 miles) ⓘZM Silesia zinc smelter slag locality, Świętochłowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
References
Jirásek, Jakub, Matýsek, Dalibor, Osovský, Michal, Sivek, Martin (2016) Polohy bohaté almandinem v klastických sedimentech sedlových vrstev (česká část hornoslezské pánve) [Almandine-rich layers in the clastic sediments of the Saddle Member (Czech part of the Upper Silesian Basin]. Bulletin mineralogicko-petrologického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze, 24 (2) 205-216
 
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