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Sphalerite from
Halls Gap, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA


Locality type:Gap
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Millerite10
Chalcopyrite7
Marcasite4
Calcite4
Quartz4
- var Chalcedony1
Pyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Halls Gap, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:44799
Long-form Identifier:1:3:44799:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Sphalerite in this Region
US highway 27 roadcut, Halls Gap, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
20.5km (12.7 miles) John Burdette Deposit (Boone Creek mine), Garrard County, Kentucky, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) Kentucky Barytes Co. Mine (Haydon vein), Boyle County, Kentucky, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) Hayden Vein, Boyd County, Kentucky, USA
42.6km (26.4 miles) Green Million Vein (Chin Calcite Mine; California Mine; Lone Oak Mine), Shaker Creek, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
42.9km (26.7 miles) Ambrose Fault Vein (Horine vein), Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA
44.7km (27.8 miles) Chinn Mine, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
54.4km (33.8 miles) Tateville Mine (Strunk Crushed Stone; Hinkle Contracting), Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
55.6km (34.5 miles) Gray Hawk coal bed, Jackson County, Kentucky, USA
58.0km (36.1 miles) Smitha Vein, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
58.8km (36.5 miles) Boonesboro Quarry (Boonesboro Mine and Mill), Madison County, Kentucky, USA
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