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Sphalerite from
Gray Eagle Mine (Comet Mine), Mount Thompson, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson 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 Gray Eagle Mine (Comet Mine), Mount Thompson, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:498190
Long-form Identifier:1:3:498190:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘWaldy Mine, Mount Thompson, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘRed Wing Mine (Red Wing group), Mount Thompson, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘHiawattaha Mine (Hiawatha), Mount Thompson, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘKing Cole (Boulder-California), Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘBoulder Chief Mine, Colorado Mining District (Prickly Pear Mining District; Corbin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘHigh Ore Mine (Montana Consolidated Mine Hi-Ore), Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘManhattan Mine, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘCuster Mine, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
3.1km (2.0 miles) ⓘUnknown Ag Mine, Mount Thompson, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘHope and Bullion Mine (Bullion), Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
References
Page, Lincoln R., Stocking, Hobart E., Smith, Harriet B. (1956) Contributions to the geology of uranium and thorium by the United States Geological Survey and Atomic Energy Commission for the United Nations International Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Geneva, Switzerland, 1955. Professional Paper 300. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp300
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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