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Sphalerite from
Fresno Mine (Heiskell Mine), Table Mountain Rancheria, Foothill Copper Belt, Fresno County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fresno Mine (Heiskell Mine), Table Mountain Rancheria, Foothill Copper Belt, Fresno County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:325154
Long-form Identifier:1:3:325154:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
20.7km (12.8 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine (Hart Mine), Wildcat Mountain, Foothill Copper Belt, Fresno County, California, USA
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘJessie Belle Mine (Jesbel Mine; June Belle Mine [?]), Daulton group, Daulton, Daulton Mining District, Madera County, California, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘEsquire No. 1 claim, Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘBuchanan Mine (Johnson group; Johnston), Iron Mountain (2), Daulton, Daulton Mining District, Madera County, California, USA
37.4km (23.3 miles) ⓘEsquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘPocohontas Mine, Copper Hill, Green Mountain Mining District (Ben Hur Mining District), Mariposa County, California, USA
53.7km (33.3 miles) ⓘRainbow Tungsten Mine (Rainbow Mine), Nelson Mountain, Fresno County, California, USA
57.6km (35.8 miles) ⓘGranite King and Live Oak Mine (Buckeye Mine; Billings Mine; Old Granite King claim; Live Oak claim), Bridgeport, Buckeye Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
58.3km (36.2 miles) ⓘBiladeau Mine (Bradford; Bradford and Smith; Biladeau; Mount Raymond Lead-Zinc property; Star), Mount Raymond (Raymond Mountain), Madera County, California, USA
59.1km (36.7 miles) ⓘS. P. group (Buena Vista; Zinc Pilot; Blue; Boulder; Keystone; Wonder; Alta), Mount Raymond (Raymond Mountain), Madera County, California, USA
References
Logan, Clarence August, Lewis T. Braun & James W. Vernon (1951), Mines and mineral resources of Fresno County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 47: 501
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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