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Sphalerite from
Star Mine, Mount Raymond (Raymond Mountain), 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 Star Mine, Mount Raymond (Raymond Mountain), Madera County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:328343
Long-form Identifier:1:3:328343:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘS. P. group (Buena Vista; Zinc Pilot; Blue; Boulder; Keystone; Wonder; Alta), Mount Raymond (Raymond Mountain), Madera County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘBiladeau Mine (Bradford; Bradford and Smith; Biladeau; Mount Raymond Lead-Zinc property; Star), Mount Raymond (Raymond Mountain), Madera County, California, USA
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘStrawberry Mine (Strawberry Tungsten Mine; Strawberry-Macdougald Tungsten; Strawberry Tungsten deposits), Timber Knob, Madera County, California, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘKaderitas Mine (Little Wonder; Cader Idra; Caderitas), Peachtree Bar, Hite Cove Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘWilliams Brothers Mine (Gibbs; Williams Brothers claim; 2; 4 & 5 Extension claims), Foresta, Mariposa County, California, USA
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘEureka III Mine (Eureka Sky High; Eureka High), Hite Cove, Hite Cove Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
32.9km (20.5 miles) ⓘClearinghouse Mine (Golden Rule claim; Golden Rule No. 2 claim; Anderson I claim; North Extension of the Anderson claim; Moonstone claim; Moonstone No. 2 claim; El Portal claim; Ferguson Original claim; Original No. 2 claim; South Original Extension claim), Clearing House, Clearing House Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
39.8km (24.7 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
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘ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
43.9km (27.3 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
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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