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Sphalerite from
Bupyong deposit, Bupyeong District, Incheon, South Korea


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bupyong deposit, Bupyeong District, Incheon, South Korea
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:301327
Long-form Identifier:1:3:301327:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘNamyang Mine, Umdong-myon, Suwon City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘSambo Mine, Hwaseong City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
83.9km (52.1 miles) ⓘMugeuk mine (Mugeug mine; Muguk Mine), Jincheon County, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
84.2km (52.3 miles) ⓘGeumwang mine, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
84.5km (52.5 miles) ⓘTaegeug mine, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
84.5km (52.5 miles) ⓘGeumbong mine, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
References
Chon, H.T., et al. (1981) Compositional variation of sphalerites from some hydrothermal metallic ore deposits in the Republic of Korea. Mining Geol., 31, 337-343.
Park, Hee-ln, Park, No Young, Suh, Kyu Shik (1986) Silver Ore and Floatation Products from the Bupyeong Mine. Economic and Environmental Geology, 19 (2). 85-96
 
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