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Sphalerite from
Reef Ridge Prospect, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Reef Ridge Prospect, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:588321
Long-form Identifier:1:3:588321:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘLynn-Marie Prospect, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘVon Frank - South Prospect, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘMystery Mountains West Occurrence, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘCache Creek - South Occurrence, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘCache Creek - North Occurrence, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘBabybasket Occurrence, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
64.1km (39.9 miles) ⓘBrowns Fork Occurrence, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
66.2km (41.1 miles) ⓘGemini; South Vein Prospect, Innoko Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
67.5km (42.0 miles) ⓘWon - North; Stockwork Zone; Standoff Ridge Prospect, Innoko Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
68.2km (42.4 miles) ⓘWon - South; Prospect Pit; Dog Day; Gash; Tin Ridge Prospect, Innoko Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
The non sulphide zinc mineralisation of Reef Ridge, Alaska. in Abdurrahman, A., J. C. Ø. Andersen, and B. J. Williamson. "Meeting of the Geological Society’s Mineral Deposits Studies Group was held on the 2nd–4th January 2013 at the University of Leicester, UK." Applied Earth Science (Trans. Inst. Min. Metall. B) 121.4 (2012): 202.
Santoro, L. (2015). The Jabali, Hakkari and Reef Ridge nonsulfide Zn (Pb) deposits: an evaluation by QEMSCAN® technology, and comparison to other analytical methods. PhD thesis, Università Degli Studi Di Napoli “Federico II”
 
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