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Sphalerite from
Montefondoli (Pfunderer Berg), Klausen (Chiusa), Eisacktal (Valle Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy


Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Montefondoli (Pfunderer Berg), Klausen (Chiusa), Eisacktal (Valle Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:394238
Long-form Identifier:1:3:394238:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘGiogo Bello (Schönjoch), Sarentine Alps (Sarntal Alps), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘLaste (Asten), Sarentine Alps (Sarntal Alps), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘCorvara Mine (Rabenstein Mine), Pénnes Valley (Pensertal), Sarentino Valley (Sarn valley), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘMt. Catino (Kesselberg), Sarentine Alps (Sarntal Alps), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
18.4km (11.5 miles) ⓘLe Cave (Grasstein), Franzensfeste (Fortezza), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘFuldres (Pfulters), Sarentine Alps (Sarntal Alps), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘLaguscel (Laguschell), Lungiarü (Longiarù; Campill), San Martin de Tor (St. Martin in Thurn; San Martino in Badia), Puster Valley District, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘTerlano Mine, Terlan (Terlano), Überetsch-Unterland (Oltradige-Bassa Atesina), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘSant' Elena-Case a Prato (St. Helena-Wiesen), Deutschnofen (Nova Ponente), Salten-Schlern (Salto-Sciliar), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘPederoa, La Val (Wengen; La Valle), Puster Valley District, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
References
Exel, Reinhard (1987) Guida mineralogica del Trentino e del Sudtirolo [Mineralogical guide to Trentino and South Tyrol]. Athesia. 204 pp.
Mair, V. (1996): Die Kupferbergbaue von Stilfs, Eyrs und Klausen. Der Stoansucher 10 (1), 38-44.
Krismer, M., Vavtar, F., Tropper, P., Sartory, B. & Kaindl, R. (2011): Mineralogy, mineral chemistry and petrology of the Ag-bearing Cu-Fe-Pb-Zn sulfide mineralizations of the Pfunderer Berg (South Tyrol, Italy). Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences 104 (1), 36-48. https://ajes.at/images/AJES/archive/Band%20104_1/krismer_et_al_ajes_v104_1.pdf
 
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