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Sphalerite from
Buchanan Mine (Johnson group; Johnston), Iron Mountain (2), Daulton, Daulton Mining District, Madera 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 Buchanan Mine (Johnson group; Johnston), Iron Mountain (2), Daulton, Daulton Mining District, Madera County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:328169
Long-form Identifier:1:3:328169:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘJessie Belle Mine (Jesbel Mine; June Belle Mine [?]), Daulton group, Daulton, Daulton Mining District, Madera County, California, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘPocohontas Mine, Copper Hill, Green Mountain Mining District (Ben Hur Mining District), Mariposa County, California, USA
27.4km (17.0 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
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘOrtega Mine, Mount Bullion, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘPrinceton Mine (New Princeton Mine; Princeton Extension Mine; Lewis Brothers Mine [Northwest Extension of Princeton Mine]), Mount Bullion, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘFresno Mine (Heiskell Mine), Table Mountain Rancheria, Foothill Copper Belt, Fresno County, California, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘDoss Mine (Brooks; Ginaca; Doss and Thorne), Quartz Mountain [2], Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘMount Gaines Mine (Frenchman Mine; Bearfield Mine; Barfield Mine; Mount Gaines Gold Mine), Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘSilver Lead Mine (St. Gabriel and Honeycomb Mine; Silver Lead & Margaretta Mine; Silver Lead claim; Margaretta claim; St. Gabriel claim; Honeycomb claim), Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
46.9km (29.1 miles) ⓘJosephine Mine (Pine Tree Mine; Pine Tree Josephine Mine; Pine Tree and Josephine Mine), Pacific Mining Co. group, Bagby, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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