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Sphalerite from
Hardwick Lead Mine (Dollie D), Bradley County, Tennessee, 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 Hardwick Lead Mine (Dollie D), Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:418561
Long-form Identifier:1:3:418561:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘHambright Lead Mine, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘShelton Barite Mine, Sweetwater Barite Mining District-Western Belt, McMinn County, Tennessee, USA
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘMobile Copper Mine (Shaffer Mine), Fannin County, Georgia, USA
47.9km (29.8 miles) ⓘSouth pit, Cherokee Open pit, Polk County, Tennessee, USA
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘNorth pit, Cherokee open pit, Polk County, Tennessee, USA
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘCherokee Mine (School property; Old Tennessee Mine), Copperhill, Polk County, Tennessee, USA
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘBurra Burra Mine (Tennessee Copper Company; Copperhill Operations), Polk County, Tennessee, USA
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘLondon Mine (McPherson Mine; Tennessee Copper Company), Polk County, Tennessee, USA
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘBoyd Mine (Culchote vein), Ducktown, Polk County, Tennessee, USA
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘPolk County Mine (Mary-Polk County ore body; Tennessee Copper Company; Old Polk County; Cities Service Company), Polk County, Tennessee, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Paris, Travis A. (2011) Tennessee Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 86 (4) 300-329 doi:10.1080/00357529.2010.517132
 
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