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Sphalerite from
Hoover Hill Mine, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hoover Hill Mine, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:339392
Long-form Identifier:1:3:339392:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘSawyer Mine, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘSilver Valley Mine (Spring Valley Mine), Silver Valley, Cid Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘEmmons Mine (Davidson Mine; Hercules Mine), Cid Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘScarlett Mine (Scarlet Mine), Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
21.3km (13.3 miles) ⓘSilver Hill Mine, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘSilver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘNooe Mine, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘWelborn Mine, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘWelborn Mine (Smith), Cid Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘMiller Shaft, Cid Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Moye, Robert J (2018) Sawyer-Keystone Trend of Au-Ag-As deposits in Randolph County, North Carolina: Geologic and metallogenic analysis. Geologic and metallogenic analysis North Carolina Geological Survey Open-File Report 2018-18 18.
 
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