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Sphalerite from
Highbridge vein, Belmont Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Vein
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Highbridge vein, Belmont Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:291046
Long-form Identifier:1:3:291046:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘBarcelona Mine (Spanish Belt Mine), Barcelona Mining District (Spanish Belt Mining District), Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘSan Pedro Mine (Liguria Shaft; Farrish Tunnel), Nye County, Nevada, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘPerkins prospects (old Washington Mine?), Barcelona Mining District (Spanish Belt Mining District), Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘPrussian South Mine, Jefferson, Jefferson Canyon Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
18.4km (11.5 miles) ⓘOutlaw Mine, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘLast Chance group (Black Hawk Mine), Longstreet Mining District, Monitor Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘJefferson Mine (Jefferson claim; Kanrohat Mine; Sierra Nevada Mine; Henebergh; Jefferson Canyon), Jefferson Canyon Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘWillow Springs prospect (Willow Spring), Willow Spring, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘGibraltar Silver Mines Co. Mine (Shea-Putnam group; Wake-Up-Jim claims; Oversight; Boa Constrictor claims), Jett Mining District, Toiyabe Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospects (MRDS10045745), Jett Mining District, Toiyabe Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
References
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
 
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