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Sphalerite from
Hasanın Açması deposit, Şavşat Camp, Şavşat District, Artvin Province, Turkey


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hasanın Açması deposit, Şavşat Camp, Şavşat District, Artvin Province, Turkey
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1640601
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1640601:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘDereiçi deposit, Şavşat Camp, Şavşat District, Artvin Province, Turkey
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘFikrinin Madeni deposit, Şavşat Camp, Şavşat District, Artvin Province, Turkey
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘBinektaşı deposit, Şavşat Camp, Şavşat District, Artvin Province, Turkey
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘKayanın Madeni I&II deposit, Şavşat Camp, Şavşat District, Artvin Province, Turkey
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘTalatın Madeni deposit, Şavşat Camp, Şavşat District, Artvin Province, Turkey
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘGümüşhane Cu-Au deposit, Ardanuç District, Artvin Province, Turkey
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘSeyitler deposit, Cerrateppe Camp, Artvin District, Artvin Province, Turkey
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘSinkot deposit, Cerrateppe Camp, Artvin District, Artvin Province, Turkey
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘCerrattepe deposit, Cerrateppe Camp, Artvin District, Artvin Province, Turkey
48.2km (30.0 miles) ⓘHod Maden deposit, Salınbaş-Hod Camp, Ardanuç District, Artvin Province, Turkey
References
SOYLU, MESUT, ERLER, AYHAN (1999) Geology of the Dereiçi (Şavsat, Artvin) Cu-Pb-Zn deposits. Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences, 8 (1) 45-56
 
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