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Sphalerite from
Posey Mine, Red Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, 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 Posey Mine, Red Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:606677
Long-form Identifier:1:3:606677:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘBlue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘYellow John Mine, Fry Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘWhite Canyon No. 1 Mine, Fry Mesa, White Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
19.9km (12.3 miles) ⓘBell No. 1 Mine, Fry Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
21.2km (13.1 miles) ⓘFound Mesa, White Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘJacobs Chair Mine, Jacobs Chair, White Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘHappy Jack Mine (Blue Dike Mine), White Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘW.N. Mine, Deer Flat Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘHideout Mine (Hideout No. 1 Mine), Deer Flat Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
35.8km (22.2 miles) ⓘJomac Mine, White Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
References
USGS: Geological Survey Circular 217
 
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