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Sphalerite from
Castle Dome Mine (Castle Dome deposit; Pinto Valley deposit), Castle Dome area (Castle Dome Mine area; Pinto Valley Mine area), Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Comments:Occurs altering to sulphur; In veins with galena cutting across the veinlets containing pyrite, chalcopyrite, & molybdenite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Native Sulphur
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Castle Dome Mine (Castle Dome deposit; Pinto Valley deposit), Castle Dome area (Castle Dome Mine area; Pinto Valley Mine area), Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:276137
Long-form Identifier:1:3:276137:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘPowers Gulch, Gila County, Arizona, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘBlack Bess Mine (Black Bess vein), Powers Gulch, Top of the World, Summit Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘMoney Metals lode (Money Metal shaft; Money Metal property; Slumbering Beauty group; Patented claims MS 2735 / 2736a & b), Myberg Basin, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘSwede Mine (Swede Mine and Clark prospect; Old Swede Mine; Cole Tungsten prospect; Cole Tungsten group), Powers Gulch area, Top of the World, Summit Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘMiami East Mine, Miami, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘCedar Tree claim (Cedar Tree deposit; Porphyry Reserve Copper Co. claims; Bessie claim group; Louis D'Or group), Claypool, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘCopper Cities Mine, Copper Cities Mine area, Sleeping Beauty Peak, Miami, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘApache Mine, Radium, Burch area, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘSilver King Mine, Comstock Wash, Kings Crown Peak area, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘOld Dominion Mine, Buffalo Hill, Old Dominion vein system, Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Peterson, N.P. (1962), Geology and ore deposits of the Globe-Miami district, AZ, USGS PP 342: 69, 70
 
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