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Sphalerite from
Cedar Rapids (Martin Marietta) quarry, Linn County, Iowa, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cedar Rapids (Martin Marietta) quarry, Linn County, Iowa, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:210445
Long-form Identifier:1:3:210445:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘFour County quarry, Johnson County, Iowa, USA
24.4km (15.1 miles) ⓘConklin Quarry, Coralville, Johnson County, Iowa, USA
26.8km (16.7 miles) ⓘKlein Quarry, Coralville, Johnson County, Iowa, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘAnamosa Mine, Jones County, Iowa, USA
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘMoscow Quarry (Wendling Quarry), Moscow, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA
54.8km (34.0 miles) ⓘGeorge Huber Farm, Delaware County, Iowa, USA
64.2km (39.9 miles) ⓘWest Chester limestone quarry, Washington County, Iowa, USA
74.2km (46.1 miles) ⓘHarper quarry, Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa, USA
78.4km (48.7 miles) ⓘKeswick quarry, Keswick, Keokuk County, Iowa, USA
80.8km (50.2 miles) ⓘZwingle Mines, Zwingle, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA
References
USGS National Geochemical Database :Rocks - File D242962
Econ Geol (1989) 84:2139-2154
Smith, Arthur E., Prior, Harold L. (2002) Iowa Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 77 (6) 404-413 doi:10.1080/00357529.2002.9924893
 
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