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Sphalerite from
Copper King Mine, Goose Lake, New World Mining District (Cooke Mining District), Park County, Montana, 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 Copper King Mine, Goose Lake, New World Mining District (Cooke Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:497291
Long-form Identifier:1:3:497291:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘViola Lode Occurrence, New World Mining District (Cooke Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘBull Elk Lode (Arrowhead Lode), New World Mining District (Cooke Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘNew World, New World Mining District (Cooke Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
29.7km (18.4 miles) ⓘStillwater Mine, Stillwater County, Montana, USA
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘJanet 50 Occurrence, Sweet Grass County, Montana, USA
53.8km (33.4 miles) ⓘCrevasse Mountain Mine (Jardine; Mineral Hill Mine; TVX Mineral Hill 0300670001; Jardine Mine; Jardine Jv), Crevasse Mining District (Crevice Mining District; Jardine Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
55.2km (34.3 miles) ⓘMcCauley Group, Crevasse Mining District (Crevice Mining District; Jardine Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
56.5km (35.1 miles) ⓘBig Goose claim, Sunlight Mining District, Park County, Wyoming, USA
56.5km (35.1 miles) ⓘBarbara Anne Prospect (Barbara Ann Prospect), Emigrant Creek Mining District (Chico Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘSeismoneit Mine, Emigrant Creek Mining District (Chico Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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