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Sphalerite from
Novye Peski deposit, Pryazhinsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia


Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Novye Peski deposit, Pryazhinsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1284965
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1284965:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
69.7km (43.3 miles) ⓘHopunvaara mine, Hopunvaara area, Pitkyaranta mining district, Pitkyarantsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
69.8km (43.4 miles) ⓘRoikonkoski, Suojärvi District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
69.9km (43.4 miles) ⓘBek mine, Hopunvaara area, Pitkyaranta mining district, Pitkyarantsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
73.8km (45.9 miles) ⓘLupikko Mine, Pitkyaranta mining district, Pitkyarantsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
73.8km (45.9 miles) ⓘPitkyaranta mining district, Pitkyarantsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
78.5km (48.8 miles) ⓘNuolayniemi deposit, Pitkyaranta mining district, Pitkyarantsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
79.7km (49.5 miles) ⓘKitelskoe Sn-Zn deposit, Kitelya, Pitkyarantsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
88.3km (54.9 miles) ⓘHatunoja-2 massive sulphide deposit, Jalonvaara ore field, Suojärvi District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
89.4km (55.6 miles) ⓘJalonvaara massive sulphide deposit, Jalonvaara ore field, Suojärvi District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
89.8km (55.8 miles) ⓘJalonvaara base metal deposit, Jalonvaara ore field, Suojärvi District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
References
Ivashchenko, V. I., Bushmin, S. A., Ruchyev, A. M., Kornakov, A. S., Bogomolov, E. S., Savva, E. V., ... & Frolov, P. V. (2018, June). First Evidence of the Archean Age of Orogenic Gold of the Russian Part of the Karelian Craton (Fennoscandian Shield): Sm–Nd Mineral Isochron for Gold-Bearing Metasomatites of the Novye Peski Deposit. In Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 480, No. 2, pp. 804-809). Pleiades Publishing.
Korshunova, V. A., & Charykova, M. V. (2019). Mobile Forms of Gold and Pathfinder Elements in Surface Sediments at the Novye Peski Gold Deposit and in the Piilola Prospecting Area (Karelia Region). Minerals, 9(1), 34.
 
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