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Sphalerite from
Paradise Peak mine open pit, Paradise Peak Mine (Goose Mine; Granny Goose; Paradise; FMC deposit; NBMG Sample Sites 1472 - 1473; Goose claims; Gabbs Mine; Nody prospect; Finger Rock prospect; County Line; Ketchup Flat; Paradise Peak project; Sullivan/Paradise Peak), Paradise Peak [town], Paradise Peak [summit], Paradise Peak Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Paradise Peak mine open pit, Paradise Peak Mine (Goose Mine; Granny Goose; Paradise; FMC deposit; NBMG Sample Sites 1472 - 1473; Goose claims; Gabbs Mine; Nody prospect; Finger Rock prospect; County Line; Ketchup Flat; Paradise Peak project; Sullivan/Paradise Peak), Paradise Peak [town], Paradise Peak [summit], Paradise Peak Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:603628
Long-form Identifier:1:3:603628:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘParadise Peak Mine (Goose Mine; Granny Goose; Paradise; FMC deposit; NBMG Sample Sites 1472 - 1473; Goose claims; Gabbs Mine; Nody prospect; Finger Rock prospect; County Line; Ketchup Flat; Paradise Peak project; Sullivan/Paradise Peak), Paradise Peak [town], Paradise Peak [summit], Paradise Peak Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘB. & C. Springs, Paradise Peak Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘSierra Magnesite Mine, Gabbs, Gabbs Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
18.9km (11.8 miles) ⓘDowneyville Mines (Downieville Mine), Gabbs Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘSimon Mine (Nevada Mine), Bell Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘSanta Fe Mine (Homestake-Santa Fe mine), Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘVictory Mine (Great Basin Mine), Granite camp, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘChampion Mine, Champion-Anderson group, Volcano Peak, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘNew York Canyon Mine, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
32.6km (20.2 miles) ⓘSan Rafael Mine, Quartz Mountain camp, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
References
John, D.A., Thomason, R.E., McKee, E.H. (1989) Geology and K-Ar geochronology of the Paradise Peak Mine and the relationship of pre-Basin and Range extension to early Miocene precious metal mineralization in west-central Nevada. Economic Geology: 84: 631-649.
 
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