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Sphalerite from
Slate Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Slate Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:178672
Long-form Identifier:1:3:178672:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘYellowdog Gulch Prospect, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
0.6km (0.3 miles) ⓘLion Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘLion No. 2 Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘBull Frog Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘBetty Jo Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘSilver King Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘVigil Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘThree Brothers Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘManhattan and Pleasant View Mines, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘDutch Uncle - Tin Box vein, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
References
USGS Map I-1310-B Mineral Deposit Map Silver City 1x2 Quad
Walstrom, Robert E. (n.d.) Personal communication.
(1936) Geology and ore deposits of the Bayard area, Central Mining District, New Mexico. Bulletin 870. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b870
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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