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Sphalerite from
Lynx Creek Mine, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA


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 Lynx Creek Mine, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:603248
Long-form Identifier:1:3:603248:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘReady Bullion Prospect (Copper Co.), Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘBrewster; Brewster Quartz Mine, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘGulch Creek No. 1 Occurrence, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘSeward Gold; Telluride Prospect, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘGilpatrick; Frenchy Creek Prospect, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘTeddy Bear Prospect, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘColorado; Upper Colorado 1-3 Prospect, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘHirshey-Lucky Strike; Lucky Strike; Swetmann Mine, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘHirshey and Carlson; Swetmann-New Hope; Miller Mining Co. Mine, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
17.0km (10.5 miles) ⓘIron Mask; Mascot Occurrences, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
References
Crowe, Douglas E., Nelson, Steven W., Brown, Philip E., Shanks, Wayne C., Valley, John W. (1992) Geology and geochemistry of volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits and related igneous rocks, Prince William Sound, south-central Alaska. Economic Geology, 87 (7) 1722-1746 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.87.7.1722
 
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