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Sphalerite from
Silver Creek - Island Lake, Champion Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA


Locality type:Lake
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silver Creek - Island Lake, Champion Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:401408
Long-form Identifier:1:3:401408:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘHills Lake, Champion Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘHigh Point Gold prospect, Ishpeming Greenstone belt (Marquette Greenstone belt), Champion Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘSilver Creek West prospect, Ishpeming Greenstone belt (Marquette Greenstone belt), Champion Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘZinc Prospect (MRDS - 10121892), Dead River Basin, Ishpeming Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Pb-Zn prospect (1), Dead River Basin, Ishpeming Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘEagle Mine, Michigamme Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘCrescent Gold prospect, Fire Center Mine, Ishpeming Greenstone belt (Marquette Greenstone belt), Ishpeming Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘCoon gold prospect, Ishpeming Greenstone belt (Marquette Greenstone belt), Ishpeming Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘPeninsula Mine, Greenwood, Ely Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘRopes Gold Mine, Ishpeming Greenstone belt (Marquette Greenstone belt), Ishpeming Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
References
Heinrich, E. W., Robinson, George Willard (2004) Mineralogy of Michigan (2nd ed.) A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum and Michigan Technological University. 252pp.
 
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