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Sphalerite from
Surprise Mine, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, 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 Surprise Mine, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1597606
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1597606:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘPoe Group, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘDesdemona Mine, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘSummit group (Poe Mines), Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘInez Mine, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘFaywood Mine, José Mining District, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘGraphic Lode, Old Hadley Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘRattlesnake Canyon, Old Hadley Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘOld Dude shaft, Macho Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘSilver Tail Mine, Tierra Blanca Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘJayhawk Group, Tierra Blanca Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
References
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