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Sphalerite from
Mildren Mine (Mildren claim; Mildred Mine), Mildren Mine group, Ko Vaya, Cababi Mining District (Comobabi Mining District), Comobabi Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, 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 Mildren Mine (Mildren claim; Mildred Mine), Mildren Mine group, Ko Vaya, Cababi Mining District (Comobabi Mining District), Comobabi Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:537870
Long-form Identifier:1:3:537870:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘMildren Mine group, Ko Vaya, Cababi Mining District (Comobabi Mining District), Comobabi Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘSun-Gold Mine (Sun Gold Mine; Sungold Mine), Cababi Mining District (Comobabi Mining District), Comobabi Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘBallas Mine area, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘBallas Silver-Lead Mine, Ballas Mine area, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘBlack Prince Mine (Silver Bullion Mine), Sierra Blanca Mountain, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘBonanza Mine (Bonanza vein; SRK Mine; Mitchell Mine; Kerr Mine; Calvillo Mine), Coyote Mining District, Coyote Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘGold Bullion Mine (Banes 1 & 2 claims; Banes claims; Last Chance claim group; Tellurium claim group), Weaver Canyon, Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Zn-Cu prospect Vhse-036n, Vaca Hills, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘLakeshore Mine, North Komelik area, Casa Grande Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
55.2km (34.3 miles) ⓘIndiana-Arizona Mine group (Carbonate group), Waterman Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS databaseDep. ID file #10039661, MRDS ID #M050610.
 
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