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Sphalerite from
Unnamed prospects, Amizette, Twining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA


Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed prospects, Amizette, Twining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:225905
Long-form Identifier:1:3:225905:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘAmizette, Twining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘJack Pot prospect, Twining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘNickel Plate prospect, Questa Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘSilver Bell prospect (Mossman prospect), Questa Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
10.4km (6.4 miles) ⓘJay Hawk mine, Placer Creek, Red River Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘBlack Copper mine, Black Copper Canyon, Red River Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘBernhardt prospects, Questa Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘQuesta Molybdenum Mine (Questa Mine; Moly Mine; R and S Mine), Questa Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘSilver Tip group, Pioneer Creek, Red River Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘVictor No. 2 prospect, Red River Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
References
Schilling, John H. (1960) Mineral resources of Taos County, New Mexico. Bulletin 71. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-71
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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