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Sphalerite from
Downington, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Downington, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:569771
Long-form Identifier:1:3:569771:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘCharleston Mine, Charlestown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘBrookdale Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘSouthwest Chester County Mine (New Chester County Mine), Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘChester County Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘWheatley Mines, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘFrench Creek Mines, Saint Peters, Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘHopewell Mines, Warwick (Saint Marys), Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘHopewell mine, Hopewell Mines, Warwick (Saint Marys), Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘJones mine, Caernarvon Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘBlack Rock Tunnel (Conrail Tunnel), Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
Kesler, Stephen E., Appold, Martin S., Cumming, George L., Krstic, Dragan (1994) Lead isotope geochemistry of mississippi valley-type mineralization in the Central Appalachians. Economic Geology, 89 (7) 1492-1500 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.89.7.1492
 
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