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Sphalerite from
Ortega Mine, Mount Bullion, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa 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 Ortega Mine, Mount Bullion, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:329059
Long-form Identifier:1:3:329059:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
1.4km (0.9 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
8.2km (5.1 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
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘMount Gaines Mine (Frenchman Mine; Bearfield Mine; Barfield Mine; Mount Gaines Gold Mine), Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
13.5km (8.4 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
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘDoss Mine (Brooks; Ginaca; Doss and Thorne), Quartz Mountain [2], Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
16.0km (10.0 miles) ⓘPocohontas Mine, Copper Hill, Green Mountain Mining District (Ben Hur Mining District), Mariposa County, California, USA
16.5km (10.2 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
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘBlue Moon Mine (Porcupine Mine; Blue Cloud Mine; Red Cloud Mine; Percupine Mine; American Eagle Mine; Bullion Hill Mine), Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
22.6km (14.1 miles) ⓘBandarita Mine (Bandaritta Mine; Eclipse Mine; Goodwin Mine; Bandarita Nos. 1 & 2 claims; Little Fort Knox claim; Fort Knox No. 2 claim; Kinsley Nos. 1; 2 & 3 claims), Texas Hill, Kinsley Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
26.3km (16.3 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
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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