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Sphalerite from
Number 10 Tunnel Prospect, Plains Mining District, Sanders County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Number 10 Tunnel Prospect, Plains Mining District, Sanders County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:499892
Long-form Identifier:1:3:499892:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘFrances Copper Prospect (Frances Mine), Nine Mile Mining District, Missoula County, Montana, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘJohnny Miller prospect (Miller property; Bonanza prospect), Swamp Creek Mining District, Sanders County, Montana, USA
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘLost Cabin Group, Nine Mile Mining District, Missoula County, Montana, USA
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘSilver Bell Property, Mineral County, Montana, USA
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘRock Island Mine, Rock Island Mining District, Mineral County, Montana, USA
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘTrue Fissure Mine, De Borgia, Mineral County, Montana, USA
43.2km (26.8 miles) ⓘSilver King Mine, Thompson River Mining District, Sanders County, Montana, USA
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘEast Coeur D'Alene Mine, Mineral County, Montana, USA
58.7km (36.5 miles) ⓘIron Daisy Mine, Prospect Creek District, Sanders County, Montana, USA
58.8km (36.6 miles) ⓘCoeur D'Alene American Occurrence, Packer Creek Mining District, Mineral County, Montana, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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