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Sphalerite from
Niagara vein (Niagara group; Montezuma Mine; Black Tom Mine; Scorpion Mine; Scorpion vein; Niagara Summit Mining Company), Deadwood area, French Gulch Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA


Locality type:Vein
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Niagara vein (Niagara group; Montezuma Mine; Black Tom Mine; Scorpion Mine; Scorpion vein; Niagara Summit Mining Company), Deadwood area, French Gulch Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:333392
Long-form Identifier:1:3:333392:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘSybil Mine (Shasta Hills Mine; Anaconda Mine; Accident Mine), Deadwood area, French Gulch Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘWashington Mine (Washington vein), French Gulch, French Gulch Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘFranklin Mine (Franklin vein; Franklin and Milkmaid Mine; Milkmaid Mine), French Gulch, French Gulch Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘSummit Mine (Summit and Montezuma Mine; Summit Gulch Mine; Summit vein), Summit Gulch, Deadwood area, French Gulch Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘBrown Bear Mine (Brown Bear vein; Old Brown Bear Mine; Monte Cristo vein; Last Chance vein), Deadwood, Deadwood Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
5.1km (3.1 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine, Deadwood, Deadwood Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
8.8km (5.5 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
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘDaisy Mine, Lewiston, Weaverville District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘLone Star prospect, Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain [town], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘEarly Bird Mine, Sugarloaf Mountain [3], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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