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Sphalerite from
Cedar Hill Mine, Camp Wishon, Tulare 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 Cedar Hill Mine, Camp Wishon, Tulare County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:335458
Long-form Identifier:1:3:335458:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘThunder Shower and Buckhead Zinc Mine (Thundershower and Buckingham Mine; Thunder Shower), Camp Wishon, Tulare County, California, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘElster Mine (Elster claim), Camp Wishon, Tulare County, California, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘPowell Mine (Powell Copper Mine; Powell No. 6; Cedar Mine; Toughgoing group; Optimo Nos. 1-6; Sequoia Zinc; Tule Copper property; Able Lode claim), Mountain Home, Tulare County, California, USA
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘIron Capping Mine (Iron Capping group; Lottie claim; Homestake claim; McGeorge group; Tipparey claim; Uncle Sam claim; Big Lion claim), Camp Wishon, Tulare County, California, USA
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘWhite Chief Mine, Hengst Peak, Mineral King Mining District, Tulare County, California, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘLady Franklin Mine (Lady Franklin prospect), Rainbow Mountain, Mineral King, Mineral King Mining District, Tulare County, California, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘComanche Mine, Mineral King, Mineral King Mining District, Tulare County, California, USA
27.9km (17.4 miles) ⓘWhite Horse occurrence, Empire Mountain, Mineral King Mining District, Tulare County, California, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘYoung America claim (Rothchild claim; Zinc King claim), Empire Mountain, Mineral King Mining District, Tulare County, California, USA
59.0km (36.7 miles) ⓘBig Blue group (North Extension Sumner; Jeff Davis; Bull Run; Beauregard; Urbana; Frank; Content; Big Blue-Sumner; Glue Gouge), Wofford Heights, Cove Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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