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Sphalerite from
Silver Mine, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silver Mine, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:208442
Long-form Identifier:1:3:208442:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Sphalerite in this Region
Apex Mine, Silver Mine, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
Einstein Mine, Silver Mine, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
Martin Mine, Silver Mine, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
Ozark Mine (Ozark shaft), Silver Mine, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘMartin Mine, Silver Mine, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘOzark Mine (Ozark shaft), Silver Mine, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘApex Mine, Silver Mine, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘEinstein Mine, Silver Mine, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘPilot Knob Mine, Pilot Knob, Iron County, Missouri, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘPark City Consolidated Mines Company Mine (Park City Mines; Ruth Mine), Fredericktown, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘNifong prospect shaft, Fredericktown, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘUnited States Strategic Metals, Fredericktown, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘDoe Run Mines, Leadwood Mining District, St. Francois County, Missouri, USA
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘMine La Motte, Mine La Motte, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
References
Hagni, R. D. (1984). Ore microscopy of the silver minerals in the epigenetic Ag-W-Sn deposits in the Silver Mine district, southeastern Missouri, USA. In Syngenesis and epigenesis in the formation of mineral deposits (pp. 52-61). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.
Gasparrini, C., & Lowell, G. R. (1985). Silver-bearing inclusions in" argentiferous" galena from the Silvermine District in southeastern Missouri. The Canadian Mineralogist, 23(1), 99-102.
Sherwood, Mark D., Williams, Glenn A. (1998) Missouri Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 73 (2) 98-117 doi:10.1080/00357529809603046
 
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