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Sphalerite from
Shadow Creek Mine (Nidever group; Fortuna claims; Crown Point claims; Tal Vez claims), Banner Peak, Minarets Mining District (Mountain Mining District; Raymond Mining District; Minaret Mining District), Ritter Range, 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 Shadow Creek Mine (Nidever group; Fortuna claims; Crown Point claims; Tal Vez claims), Banner Peak, Minarets Mining District (Mountain Mining District; Raymond Mining District; Minaret Mining District), Ritter Range, Madera County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:328308
Long-form Identifier:1:3:328308:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
4.7km (3.0 miles) ⓘSullenger group (Sullenger property; Tom Agnew group prospects), Olaine Lake, Agnew Meadows, Madera County, California, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘLemont group, June Lake, Mono County, California, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘMammoth Consolidated Mine (Mammoth Mine; Crystal Craig Mine; Argosy group), Mammoth Lakes, Lakes Mining District (Lake Mining District; Mammoth Mining District), Mono County, California, USA
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘStrawberry Mine (Strawberry Tungsten Mine; Strawberry-Macdougald Tungsten; Strawberry Tungsten deposits), Timber Knob, Madera County, California, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘLucky Strike prospect, Bloody Mountain, Mono County, California, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘLuckly Strike prospect, Bloody Mountain, Mono County, California, USA
32.9km (20.5 miles) ⓘCentipede prospect (Illinois prospect), Lee Vining Peak, Lee Vining, Tioga Mining District, Mono County, California, USA
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘMay Lundy Mine (Crystal Lake Mine), Mount Scowden, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono County, California, USA
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘStar Mine, Mount Raymond (Raymond Mountain), Madera County, California, USA
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘS. P. group (Buena Vista; Zinc Pilot; Blue; Boulder; Keystone; Wonder; Alta), Mount Raymond (Raymond Mountain), Madera County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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