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Sphalerite from
Evening Star claim, Big Bend Mine (Evening Star Mine; Evening Star claim; Pinkston Mine), Big Bend Mountain, Big Bend, Butte County, California, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Evening Star claim, Big Bend Mine (Evening Star Mine; Evening Star claim; Pinkston Mine), Big Bend Mountain, Big Bend, Butte County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:322738
Long-form Identifier:1:3:322738:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘBig Bend Mine (Evening Star Mine; Evening Star claim; Pinkston Mine), Big Bend Mountain, Big Bend, Butte County, California, USA
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘDelhi Mine (Consolidated/Last Chance/Excelsior), Delhi - St. Gothard Consolidated Mine (Delhi - St. Gothard Mine), Columbia Hill, North Columbia Mining District (Columbia Hill Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
49.8km (31.0 miles) ⓘEnterprise Quartz Mine (Enterprise Qtz.; Enterprise Mine), Columbia Hill, North Columbia Mining District (Columbia Hill Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘKate Hardy Mine (Hawn Mine; Derelict Mine; Kate Hardy Mine and mill), Old Mountain House, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
54.1km (33.6 miles) ⓘBerkeley prospect, Rough and Ready, Rough-and-Ready Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
56.8km (35.3 miles) ⓘMinnie D & Lucky Larry Mine (Minnie D and Lucky Larry; Minnie D claim; Lucky Larry claim), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
58.0km (36.0 miles) ⓘOustomah Mine (Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania & Eddy), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
58.8km (36.5 miles) ⓘGold Hill Mine (Nevada City Mine), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
58.8km (36.5 miles) ⓘWestern World Mine (Dempsey Ranch prospect), Smartville, Smartville Mining District, Yuba County, California, USA
59.5km (37.0 miles) ⓘMountaineer Mine, Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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