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Sphalerite from
Mount Morgans Gold Mine, Mount Margaret Goldfield, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia


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 Mount Morgans Gold Mine, Mount Margaret Goldfield, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1853825
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1853825:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘJupiter Gold Mine (Doublejay; Joanne; Jenny), Mount Margaret Goldfield, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘSouth Windarra deposit, Windarra Ni Mine (Mount Windarra; Windarra; Discovery gossan; Poseidon deposit), Laverton, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘWallaby Gold Mine (Just In Case), Mount Weld Station, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
29.5km (18.4 miles) ⓘNangaroo copper Mine, Eulaminna (Murrin Murrin mining centre), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘGranny Smith Gold Mine, Mount Weld Station, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘWindarra Ni Mine (Mount Windarra; Windarra; Discovery gossan; Poseidon deposit), Laverton, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘAnaconda Copper Mine, Eulaminna (Murrin Murrin mining centre), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘLancefield Gold Mine (Beria Consuls; Summit), Laverton, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘLancefield North prospect, Laverton, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
43.7km (27.2 miles) ⓘIda H Gold Mine, Laverton, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Kreuzer, Oliver P.; Roshanravan, Bijan; Buckingham, Amanda J.; Core, Daniel P.; Konecke, Brian A.; McDwyer, Daniel; Mustard, Roger (2025) Controls, Expressions, and Discovery Potential of Gold Mineralization in the Central-Eastern Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia: New Insights from an Integrated Targeting Study. Minerals, 15 (12). doi:10.3390/min15121255
 
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