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Sphalerite from
Big Dyke Mine (Big Dike Mine; Edna claim; Little Dyke claim; Alta claim; Helen claim; Dyke claim; Extension claim; Big Dyke claim), Grouse Mountain, South Fork Silver District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta 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 Big Dyke Mine (Big Dike Mine; Edna claim; Little Dyke claim; Alta claim; Helen claim; Dyke claim; Extension claim; Big Dyke claim), Grouse Mountain, South Fork Silver District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:333012
Long-form Identifier:1:3:333012:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘWhite Star Mine (White Star group; White Star Silver group; Crystal), Petty Butte, South Fork Silver District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘContinental Mine, Grouse Mountain, South Fork Silver District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘLodi Mine, Kanaka Peak, South Fork Silver District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘIgo (South Fork), South Fork Silver District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘLeslie Jones prospect, Igo (South Fork), South Fork Silver District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘIron Mountain Mine (Number 8; Confidence; Old Mine), Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain [town], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘLone Star prospect, Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain [town], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘGrab Mine (Western Consolidated group; Stowell Mine), Sugarloaf Mountain [3], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘEarly Bird Mine, Sugarloaf Mountain [3], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘGladstone Mine (Gladstone vein; Hazel Gold Mine Company; French Gulch Mining Company), Shirttail Peak, French Gulch Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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