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Sphalerite from
Immel Zinc Mine, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc Mining District, Knox County, Tennessee, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Age information
Maximum recorded age:385 Ma
Minimum recorded age:288 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1347 MaMississippian - Rb-Sr
2318 MaPennsylvanian - Rb-Sr
3349 MaMississippian - Rb-Sr
4357 MaMississippian - Rb-Sr
5288 MaCisuralian - Rb-Sr
6298 MaCisuralian - Rb-Sr
7309 MaPennsylvanian - Rb-Sr
8329 MaMississippian - Rb-Sr
9338 MaMississippian - Rb-Sr
10385 MaMiddle Devonian - Rb-Sr
Sample references:
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Nakai, Shun'ichi, Halliday, Alex N, Kesler, Stephen E, Jones, Henry D, Kyle, J.Richard, Lane, Thomas E (1993) Rb-Sr dating of sphalerites from Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (2) 417-427 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8
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Nakai, Shun'ichi, Halliday, Alex N, Kesler, Stephen E, Jones, Henry D, Kyle, J.Richard, Lane, Thomas E (1993) Rb-Sr dating of sphalerites from Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (2) 417-427 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8
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Nakai, Shun'ichi, Halliday, Alex N, Kesler, Stephen E, Jones, Henry D, Kyle, J.Richard, Lane, Thomas E (1993) Rb-Sr dating of sphalerites from Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (2) 417-427 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8
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Nakai, Shun'ichi, Halliday, Alex N, Kesler, Stephen E, Jones, Henry D, Kyle, J.Richard, Lane, Thomas E (1993) Rb-Sr dating of sphalerites from Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (2) 417-427 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8
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Nakai, Shun'ichi, Halliday, Alex N, Kesler, Stephen E, Jones, Henry D, Kyle, J.Richard, Lane, Thomas E (1993) Rb-Sr dating of sphalerites from Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (2) 417-427 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8
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Nakai, Shun'ichi, Halliday, Alex N, Kesler, Stephen E, Jones, Henry D, Kyle, J.Richard, Lane, Thomas E (1993) Rb-Sr dating of sphalerites from Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (2) 417-427 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8
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Nakai, Shun'ichi, Halliday, Alex N, Kesler, Stephen E, Jones, Henry D, Kyle, J.Richard, Lane, Thomas E (1993) Rb-Sr dating of sphalerites from Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (2) 417-427 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8
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Nakai, Shun'ichi, Halliday, Alex N, Kesler, Stephen E, Jones, Henry D, Kyle, J.Richard, Lane, Thomas E (1993) Rb-Sr dating of sphalerites from Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (2) 417-427 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8
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Nakai, Shun'ichi, Halliday, Alex N, Kesler, Stephen E, Jones, Henry D, Kyle, J.Richard, Lane, Thomas E (1993) Rb-Sr dating of sphalerites from Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (2) 417-427 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8
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Nakai, Shun'ichi, Halliday, Alex N, Kesler, Stephen E, Jones, Henry D, Kyle, J.Richard, Lane, Thomas E (1993) Rb-Sr dating of sphalerites from Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (2) 417-427 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Immel Zinc Mine, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc Mining District, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:419097
Long-form Identifier:1:3:419097:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘYoung Mine, New Market, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc Mining District, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘBeaver Creek Mine, New Market, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc Mining District, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘMcMillan East Prospect, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc Mining District, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘMcMillan West Prospect, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc Mining District, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘNew Market Mine, New Market, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc Mining District, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘGrasselli Mine, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc Mining District, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘLoves Creek Prospect, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc Mining District, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘTreece Prospect, Powell River Mining District, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘC. T. Caldwell Prospect, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc Mining District, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘLost Creek Zinc Mine, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc Mining District, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
References
Econ Geol (1996) 91:355-367
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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