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Sphalerite from
Copper World Mine (Pacific Copper Mine), Yucca, Boriana Canyon, Boriana Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, 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 Copper World Mine (Pacific Copper Mine), Yucca, Boriana Canyon, Boriana Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:180969
Long-form Identifier:1:3:180969:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘAntler Mine, Pine Peak, Hualapai Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘHollingsworth properties (Siamese group), Diamond Joe Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘLaxton Mine, Wheeler Wash, Wheeler Wash Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘHH & R Mine (Silverado Mine), Mohave County, Arizona, USA
18.3km (11.3 miles) ⓘBest Bet Mine (Mohave Metals Mine; Kampff Mine), Maynard Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘAmerican Flag Mine (Flag Mine), Pine Lake, Maynard Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘTelluride Chief Mine, Boriana (Boriana Camp), Boriana Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘCopper Head Mine, Aubrey Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
46.8km (29.1 miles) ⓘNew London Mine (Hays Nevada Mine), Cerbat, Cerbat Mining District, Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
46.8km (29.1 miles) ⓘSeventy-Eight Mine (Sixty-Three Mine; 63 Mine), Cerbat Mining District, Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
Rasor, Charles A. (1946) Loellingite from Arizona. American Mineralogist, 31 (7-8). 406-408
Galbraith, F.W. (1947), AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 153, Minerals of AZ: 20, 23.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.
 
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