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Sphalerite from
Cliff Dweller Mine, La Sal Mining District (Paradox Valley Mining District), Montrose County, Colorado, 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 Cliff Dweller Mine, La Sal Mining District (Paradox Valley Mining District), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:378802
Long-form Identifier:1:3:378802:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘCashin Mine (Red Chief claim; Titon claim; Angell claim; Horse Shoe claim; Bennie claim; Maud claim; Humboldt claim), La Sal Mining District (Paradox Valley Mining District), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘGray Daun Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
13.0km (8.0 miles) ⓘFirefly–Pigmay Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘGolden Cycle Mine (Bowen), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘBarkley; Shattuck - Denn; La Salle, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘAEC Lease Tract Unit C-SM-18 Prospect, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘPeanut Mine, Bull Canyon, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘJ J Mine, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘBlue Crystal Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
30.3km (18.9 miles) ⓘBig Buck Mine (Standard), Casa Colorado Rock, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
References
Morrison, S. J., Parry, W. T. (1986) Formation of carbonate-sulfate veins associated with copper ore deposits from saline basin brines, Lisbon Valley, Utah: fluid inclusion and isotopic evidence. Economic Geology, 81 (8). 1853-1866 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.81.8.1853
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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