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Sphalerite from
Anio Creek prospect, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Anio Creek prospect, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1341002
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1341002:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘHellyer Mine, Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘHellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘMount Farrell Mine, Tullah, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘDevon Mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘStormont mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘOakleigh Creek Mine, Upper Forth Valley, Meander Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
26.5km (16.4 miles) ⓘShepherd and Murphy Mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘKoonya prospect, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘRosebery Mine, Rosebery, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘColebrook Hill Mine, Colebrook Hill, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Bottrill, R.S. (1994) The petrography of some rocks from the Anio Creek area. Mineral Resources Tasmania Document UR1994_23:
 
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