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Sphalerite from
Mulford Quarry, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mulford Quarry, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:432514
Long-form Identifier:1:3:432514:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘIrene Quarry, Irene, Boone County, Illinois, USA
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘAtwood Quarry (Macklin Quarry; Rochelle Quarry), Ogle County, Illinois, USA
41.1km (25.5 miles) ⓘCole Quarry, Avon, Rock County, Wisconsin, USA
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘStadermann gold mine, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘErin Mound Prospect, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA
75.2km (46.7 miles) ⓘConco Mine, North Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA
86.4km (53.7 miles) ⓘMount Carroll Quarry, Mount Carroll, Carroll County, Illinois, USA
88.1km (54.7 miles) ⓘFitchburg Lead Mine, Fitchburg, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
92.8km (57.7 miles) ⓘHammersley No. 1 Quarry (Hammersley Stone Company; Inc.; Hammersley Stone Quarry), Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
94.1km (58.5 miles) ⓘElmhurst Underground No. 1, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
References
MinRec: Mar,1995
 
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