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Sphalerite from
Redmond Mine, Waterville Lake, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Redmond Mine, Waterville Lake, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:111596
Long-form Identifier:1:3:111596:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘWillis Prospect, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘWilliams Mine (Mims Barite Mine; Krebs Barite Mine), Del Rio Mining District, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
40.8km (25.3 miles) ⓘNuns Cove Barite-Zn prospect, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘLittle Mountain Barite-Zinc Prospect (Fairgarden Prospect), Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘFairgarden B Prospect (Little Mountain prospects), Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘFairgarden A Prospect (Little Mountain prospects), Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
43.9km (27.2 miles) ⓘGunstocker Prospect, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘCullowhee Mine, Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘFelknor mine, White Pine Mining District, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘNaff Prospect (Rader Prospect; R. N. Hartman Mine), Greeneville Mining District, Greene County, Tennessee, USA
References
Wilson, W. F., McKenzie, B. J. (1985) Some Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina. Rocks & Minerals, 60 (2) 84-99 doi:10.1080/00357529.1985.11764380
 
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