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Sphalerite from
Owl Mine, Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Smithsonite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Owl Mine, Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:178391
Long-form Identifier:1:3:178391:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘAberdeen Mine (Morningstar Mine), Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘFrancis Kay Mine (Atlantic Mine; Aberdeen Camp), Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘWalker prospect, Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘGamco Mine (Rosa Mine), Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘRuth Mine, Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘBig Three Mine, Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘRoadside prospect, Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘBonney Mine (Banner Mine), Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘGreen King Mine (White Cloud Mine), Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘMiser's Chest Mine (Lena Mine), Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
References
USGS Map I-1310-B Mineral Deposit Map Silver City 1x2 Quad
Walstrom, Robert E. (n.d.) Personal communication.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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