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Sphalerite from
Wheeler North deposit, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA


Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheeler North deposit, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1232217
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1232217:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘWheeler Mine (ARDF - SO132), Kougarok Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘThompson Prospect, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘDivide Prospect, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘMetal Ridge East Prospect, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
40.8km (25.3 miles) ⓘBig Hurrah Mine, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
41.1km (25.6 miles) ⓘMetal Ridge West Occurrence, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - BN132; northwest side of upper Niukluk River), Council Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
42.4km (26.3 miles) ⓘNelson Prospect, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - BN110; in headwaters of Niukluk River), Council Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
52.1km (32.4 miles) ⓘTwin Mountain Prospect, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
Slack, J. F., Till, A. B., Belkin, H. E., & Shanks III, W. P. (2014). Late Devonian–Mississippian (?) Zn-Pb (-Ag-Au-Ba-F) deposits and related aluminous alteration zones in the Nome Complex, Seward Peninsula, Alaska. Geological Society of America Special Papers, 506, 173-212.
 
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