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Sphalerite from
Watauga Point zinc prospect, Hampton Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Watauga Point zinc prospect, Hampton Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:418677
Long-form Identifier:1:3:418677:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘCarden Zinc prospect (Lyons prospect), Hampton Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘFowler Mine, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘSugar Hollow and No. 10 Iron Mine, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘTucker Iron Mine, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘJackson Mine, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘKlondyke Iron Mine, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘFowler Iron-Zinc Mine, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
28.7km (17.9 miles) ⓘDugger Prospect, Butler Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘEmbree Iron Company No. 14 Mine and Extension, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘDaugherty Prospect, Butler Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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