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Sphalerite from
Hammam-Zriba Mine, Zriba-Village, Zaghouan, Tunisia


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 Hammam-Zriba Mine, Zriba-Village, Zaghouan, Tunisia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:599879
Long-form Identifier:1:3:599879:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘMecello deposit, Djebel Messella, Zaghouan, Zaghouan, Tunisia
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘDjebel Messella, Zaghouan, Zaghouan, Tunisia
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘSidi Taya Mine, Saouaf, Zaghouan, Tunisia
16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘHammam Jedidi deposit, Sidi Jedidi (Sidi Jadidi), Nabeul, Tunisia
26.3km (16.4 miles) ⓘDjebel Stah deposit, Zaghouan, Tunisia
30.2km (18.7 miles) ⓘDjebel Ressas Mine, Sebala du Mornag, Ben Arous, Tunisia
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘDjebel Mokta, Grombalia, Nabeul, Tunisia
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘDjebel el Kohol, Zaghouan, Tunisia
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘOued Jebs deposit, Bir Mcherga, Zaghouan, Tunisia
86.3km (53.6 miles) ⓘFedj el Adoum Mine, Fedj-el-Adoum, Siliana, Tunisia
References
Souissi, F., Dandurand, J. L., Fortuné, J. P. (1997) Thermal and chemical evolution of fluids during fluorite deposition in the Zaghouan province, north-eastern Tunisia. Mineralium Deposita, 32 (3) 257-270 doi:10.1007/s001260050091
Somrani, Chaima; Souissi, Fouad; De Giudici, Giovanni; Guedes, Alexandra; Ferrero, Silvio (2025) Fluid Inclusion Evidence of Deep-Sourced Volatiles and Hydrocarbons Hosted in the F–Ba-Rich MVT Deposit Along the Zaghouan Fault (NE Tunisia). Minerals, 15 (5). doi:10.3390/min15050489
 
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