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Sphalerite from
Sunnyside Extension Mine (Gold Prince Mine), Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA


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Sphalerite, etc.

Sunnyside Extension Mine, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
07530760017364054507215.jpg
Sphalerite, etc.

Sunnyside Extension Mine, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
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Sphalerite, etc.

Sunnyside Extension Mine, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sunnyside Extension Mine (Gold Prince Mine), Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:356205
Long-form Identifier:1:3:356205:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘMastodon Mine, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘSilver Queen Occurrence, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘSound Democrat, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘSunnyside Mine group, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘEvening Star, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘMountain Queen Mine, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘBen Franklin Mine, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘRoss Basin (Red Rogers; Bonanza; Canandaiqua; Queen Anne; Columbia; Seven Thirty), Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘGolden Fleece, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘSan Juan Queen, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
References
Ransome, Frederick Leslie (1901) A report on the economic geology of the Silverton quadrangle, Colorado. Bulletin 182. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b182
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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