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Sphalerite from
Bessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA


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Sphalerite

Bessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
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Sphalerite, etc.

Bessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
01913820017816999267120.jpg
Sphalerite, etc.

Bessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
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Sphalerite

Bessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
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Sphalerite, etc.

Bessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
01913820017816999267120.jpg
Sphalerite, etc.

Bessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
08237970017366237435557.jpg
Sphalerite

Bessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
03145190017816118766410.jpg
Sphalerite, etc.

Bessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
01913820017816999267120.jpg
Sphalerite, etc.

Bessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hessite5
Quartz5
Native Gold3
Altaite3
Coloradoite2
Petzite2
Pyrite2
Sylvanite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:355541
Long-form Identifier:1:3:355541:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘCumberland Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘEagle Pass Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘJennie Lind Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘSadie Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘGold King Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘDaisy - Hibernia Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘTomahawk Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘBoren Gulch Group, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘCopper Hill Mine, La Plata, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘEuclid Mine (Eureka-Bulldozer; Unpatented Claims: Euclid Nos. 1-9; Euclid Group), La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), Montezuma County, Colorado, USA
References
Saunders, J. A. (1986). Petrology, mineralogy, and geochemistry of representative gold telluride ores from Colorado (Doctoral dissertation, Colorado School of Mines).
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Vogel, C. (2014, October). Insight into the Origin of Gold at the Bessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District, Southwestern Colorado. In 2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia.
 
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