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Sphalerite from
Unnamed Occurrences (ARDF - MH056; west of West Fork Maclaren River near VABM Little), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 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 Occurrences (ARDF - MH056; west of West Fork Maclaren River near VABM Little), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:595154
Long-form Identifier:1:3:595154:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospects (ARDF - MH052; western 'Joy Creek' area), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH037; on peak 5480 southeast of Clearwater Creek), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH033; northwest of Clearwater Creek), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘCottonwood Creek Occurrences, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH030; tributary to West Fork Maclaren River), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘKathleen-Margaret; K-M Mine, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
18.6km (11.5 miles) ⓘDenali Copper; Pass Creek; Caribou Dome Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘMaclaren Glacier lode Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘLucky Hill-TMC; Rainbow Hill Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
23.4km (14.6 miles) ⓘAccident Occurrence, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
References
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
 
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