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Sphalerite from
Firetower prospect, Lower Beulah, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Firetower prospect, Lower Beulah, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1949043
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1949043:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘShepherd and Murphy Mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘDevon Mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
27.1km (16.9 miles) ⓘStormont mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘRudges Mine (Baryta Reward), Harford, Latrobe municipality, Tasmania, Australia
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘOakleigh Creek Mine, Upper Forth Valley, Meander Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘAnio Creek prospect, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
46.6km (28.9 miles) ⓘBeams Quarry, Flowery Gully, Beaconsfield district, West Tamar municipality, Tasmania, Australia
50.8km (31.5 miles) ⓘTasmania Reef, Beaconsfield Mine (Tasmania mine), Beaconsfield, Beaconsfield district, West Tamar municipality, Tasmania, Australia
50.8km (31.6 miles) ⓘBeaconsfield Mine (Tasmania mine), Beaconsfield, Beaconsfield district, West Tamar municipality, Tasmania, Australia
52.9km (32.9 miles) ⓘKara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
References
Bottrill, RS, 2025. MINERALOGICAL AND PETROLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF DRILL CORE SAMPLES, FTD041, FIRETOWER PROSPECT. MRT Lab Report LJN2024-043
 
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