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Sphalerite from
Hofer Mine (Boyle Mine; Hardy Mine), Shullsburg area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, 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 Hofer Mine (Boyle Mine; Hardy Mine), Shullsburg area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:505458
Long-form Identifier:1:3:505458:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘCoughlin Mine (Murphy Mine), Shullsburg area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘLucky Hit Mine (New Lucky Hit Mine), Shullsburg area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘGalena Level Mine (Butler Mine), Shullsburg area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘB and C Mine (Brown and Croft mine; Brown-Croft mine), Shullsburg area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘOakland Level Mine (Brady Mine; McFeeley Level), Shullsburg area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘOld Mulcahy Mine, Shullsburg area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘLittle Giant Mine (Drybones diggings), Shullsburg area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘMoore Level (Little Benny Mine; McPhee Level), Shullsburg area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘDerocher Mine, Shullsburg area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘBear Hole Mine, Shullsburg area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
References
Heyl, Allen V., Agnew, Allen F., Lyons, Erwin J., Behre, Charles H., Flint, Arthur E. (1959) The Geology of the Upper Mississippi Valley Zinc-Lead District. Professional Paper 309. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp309 pp.216-217
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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