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Sphalerite from
Chivera Mine, Cananea, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico


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 Chivera Mine, Cananea, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:58061
Long-form Identifier:1:3:58061:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘManzanal Mine, Cananea, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘState of Texas Mine, Montezuma Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
48.3km (30.0 miles) ⓘLutz Tunnel, Ash Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
48.5km (30.1 miles) ⓘCave Mine, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘWestern Tungsten Mine (Western Mine), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
50.3km (31.3 miles) ⓘNelly James Mine, Miller Canyon, Miller Peak, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
52.8km (32.8 miles) ⓘHamburg Mine (Wisconsin Mine; Hartford Mine), Ramsey Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
53.0km (33.0 miles) ⓘReef Mine, Carr Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
56.5km (35.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed copper prospect, Brown Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
59.1km (36.7 miles) ⓘRoyal and Deer Horn Mine, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
References
Dana 7: I: 213.
Mason, Anita (1976) The World of Rocks and Minerals. Larousse & Co., Inc., New York.
 
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