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Sphalerite from
Emigrant Gold Mining Company, Emigrant Creek Mining District (Chico Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA


Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Emigrant Gold Mining Company, Emigrant Creek Mining District (Chico Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:497716
Long-form Identifier:1:3:497716:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘSeismoneit Mine, Emigrant Creek Mining District (Chico Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘGalena Queen Prospect, Emigrant Creek Mining District (Chico Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘBarbara Anne Prospect (Barbara Ann Prospect), Emigrant Creek Mining District (Chico Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
26.2km (16.2 miles) ⓘMcCauley Group, Crevasse Mining District (Crevice Mining District; Jardine Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
26.8km (16.6 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
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘJanet 50 Occurrence, Sweet Grass County, Montana, USA
62.2km (38.6 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine, Goose Lake, New World Mining District (Cooke Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
62.3km (38.7 miles) ⓘBull Elk Lode (Arrowhead Lode), New World Mining District (Cooke Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
62.3km (38.7 miles) ⓘViola Lode Occurrence, New World Mining District (Cooke Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
63.1km (39.2 miles) ⓘStillwater Mine, Stillwater County, Montana, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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