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Sphalerite from
Cranberry Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, 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 Cranberry Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:567121
Long-form Identifier:1:3:567121:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘDugger Prospect, Butler Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘDaugherty Prospect, Butler Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Zn prospect, Linville Falls, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘWagner Zinc Prospect, Butler Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘNorth Cove Prospect, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘWatauga Point zinc prospect, Hampton Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘElk Knob Mine, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘCarden Zinc prospect (Lyons prospect), Hampton Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘMcKinney Mine (Power Mill Creek Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
36.3km (22.5 miles) ⓘGlenn Mine, Crabtree Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
References
U.S Geological Survey Prof. Paper 179,
Ross, C.S. (1935) Origin of the copper deposits of the Ducktown type in the southern Appalachian region. Professional Paper 179. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp179
 
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