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Sphalerite from
Banner Mine group (Banner Mine; Hughes Mine), Stevens Mountain, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, 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 Banner Mine group (Banner Mine; Hughes Mine), Stevens Mountain, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:537048
Long-form Identifier:1:3:537048:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Sphalerite in this Region
Olympia Mine, Banner Mine group (Banner Mine; Hughes Mine), Stevens Mountain, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘSunrise and Sunshine Mines (Sunshine-Sunrise group of claims; Sunshine group; Malone group), Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘProvidence Mine, Lincoln Mine group, Stevens Mountain, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘYellow Bird Mine, Lincoln Mine group, Stevens Mountain, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘLena No. 1 - 11 claims, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘBlack Dike Mine (Black Dike group; Black Dike claim; Black Dike deposit; Black Dyke Mine; Big Dike; Bobson group; Big Dike Apex & Ajax), Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘEsperanza Mine [new], Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
15.7km (9.7 miles) ⓘSierrita Mine, Batamote Hills, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘEsperanza Mine group [old], Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
16.8km (10.5 miles) ⓘPaymaster Mine group (Victoria group), Olive Camp, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
16.8km (10.5 miles) ⓘPaymaster No. 6 Mine, Paymaster Mine group (Victoria group), Olive Camp, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10039559, MRDS ID #M050281.
 
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