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Sphalerite from
Lady Bug Mine (Claims MS 10261: East Boston; West Field; Goodie Queen; Shackman; Nantucket; Elwood Mill Site; Topeka), Crater Mining District, Rio Grande 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 Lady Bug Mine (Claims MS 10261: East Boston; West Field; Goodie Queen; Shackman; Nantucket; Elwood Mill Site; Topeka), Crater Mining District, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:379646
Long-form Identifier:1:3:379646:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘRobert Burns Claim (MS 9932; Claim: Robert Burns), Crater Mining District, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘTunnel No. 2 claim, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘSummitville Mine, Summitville, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘGolconda Mine, South Mountain, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘAztec Mine, Summitville Mine, Summitville, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘAlum Creek Property, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
15.7km (9.7 miles) ⓘForest King Mine (Forest King Group; Ophir; MS 6342; Bonanza King; MS 6342), Platoro Mining District (Ute Mining District), Conejos County, Colorado, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘParole Mine (Parole Group; Patented Claims: Parole; MS 6606; Parole No. 2; MS 6606), Platoro Mining District (Ute Mining District), Conejos County, Colorado, USA
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘMammoth Revenue Mine (Mammoth Mine), Platoro Mining District (Ute Mining District), Conejos County, Colorado, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘGlacier Mine, Platoro Mining District (Ute Mining District), Conejos County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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