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Sphalerite from
Horton Mine (Imperial Mine; Midnight Mine; Silver Chief Mine; True Fissure Mine), Durango & Moorlight Group (Durango & Moonlight Group), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Baryte1
Galena1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Horton Mine (Imperial Mine; Midnight Mine; Silver Chief Mine; True Fissure Mine), Durango & Moorlight Group (Durango & Moonlight Group), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:214478
Long-form Identifier:1:3:214478:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.1km (0.0 miles) ⓘSilver Chief Mine, Franklin Hill Iron Deposit (Tarriff; Courtney Manganiferous Iron Deposit; Courtney Prospect), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘHeadlight Mine (Moorlight Group), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘMitchell Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘSalmon Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘBlackmail Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘScratch Awl Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘTrout Mine (Gem; Algonquin Group; Speckled Trout; Pocahontas; Brooklyn; Kitty Clyde; Neversweat), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘAlgonquin Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘSan Francisco Mine (Frisco Shaft), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘHobo Mine (North Granite), Franklin Hill Iron Deposit (Tarriff; Courtney Manganiferous Iron Deposit; Courtney Prospect), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
References
Prinz, William C. (1967) Geology and ore deposits of the Philipsburg district, Granite County, Montana. Bulletin 1237. US Geological Survey p.1-66. doi:10.3133/b1237
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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