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Sphalerite from
Rio Tinto mine (Mountain City Copper mine), Mountain City Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, 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 Rio Tinto mine (Mountain City Copper mine), Mountain City Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:196162
Long-form Identifier:1:3:196162:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘGolden Ensign Mine (Silver Banner Mine), Mountain City Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘProtection mine, Mountain City Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘNelson mine (Standard vein), Mountain City Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘBlue Jacket Mine, Aura Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘBig Four Mine, Aura Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘColumbia Mine (Columbia Queen-Bonanza Mine), Aura Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘCalifornia Mine (Revenue), Aura Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘNevada Zinc Mine, Edgemont Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘTiger Lode Mine, Edgemont Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
22.8km (14.1 miles) ⓘIndian Creek prospects (Owyhee; Montrose), Edgemont Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
References
USGS Open-File Report 76-56
LaPointe, Daphne D., Tingley, Joseph V., Jones, Richard B. (199) Mineral resources of Elko County, Nevada. Bulletin 106. Nevada Bureau of Mines
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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