| Locality type: | Hill |
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| Species: | Sphalerite |
| Formula: | ZnS |
| Comments: | Occurs with galena in quartz vein |
| Habit: | usually massive |
| Colour: | gray, pale brown |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Galena
Quartz
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| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sphalerite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Joppa Hill, Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 367680 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:367680:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite |
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| 12.6km (7.8 miles) | ⓘRoute 101/101A road cuts, Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 18.9km (11.8 miles) | ⓘHooksett Crushed Stone Quarry, Hooksett, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 43.0km (26.7 miles) | ⓘAggregate Industries Quarry (San-Val Quarry), Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 43.1km (26.8 miles) | ⓘSilverdale Mine, Pittsfield, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 45.5km (28.2 miles) | ⓘPJ Keating Quarry (Lunenburg Quarry), Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 52.5km (32.6 miles) | ⓘRoutes 125 and 28 interchange road cuts, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 57.8km (35.9 miles) | ⓘChipman Mine (Merrimac Mine; Newburyport lead-silver mine), Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 60.7km (37.7 miles) | ⓘAdams Point borehole (AP1), Durham, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 61.4km (38.1 miles) | ⓘNanny Goat Hill, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 62.8km (39.1 miles) | ⓘBlueberry Mountain Quarry (Blueberry Hill), Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA |
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Joppa Hill, Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA