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Sphalerite from
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI085; south of Mathews Dome), Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA


Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI085; south of Mathews Dome), Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:594868
Long-form Identifier:1:3:594868:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
13.8km (8.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI062; ridge between Madison and Crevice Creeks), Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI077; near junction of Fall and Michigan Creeks), Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI080; south of lower Michigan Creek), Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI072; west of Twoday Mountain), Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI143; northwest of Gilroy Mountain), Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI065; near Allen River), Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI012; south of Pet Lake), Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI013; south of Pet Lake), Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI026; east of head of Bonanza Creek), Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI058; headwaters of Malamute Fork John River), Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
 
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