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Sphalerite from
Ballard Mine (Krebs Mine; Monroe Mine), Sweetwater, Sweetwater Barite Mining District, Monroe County, Tennessee, 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 Ballard Mine (Krebs Mine; Monroe Mine), Sweetwater, Sweetwater Barite Mining District, Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:640346
Long-form Identifier:1:3:640346:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘMonroe (Krebs Mine), Sweetwater Barite Mining District-Eastern Belt, Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘEve Mills Prospect, Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘCulveyhouse Mine, Sweetwater Barite Mining District-Western Belt, Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘMinton Mine, Sweetwater Barite Mining District-Western Belt, Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘThompson Mine (Thomas Mine), Sweetwater Barite Mining District-Western Belt, Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘC. C. Patrick Prospect, Sweetwater Barite Mining District-Western Belt, Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘTVA Drill Hole Oostanaula Creek 9 + 82 Occurrence, Sweetwater Barite Mining District-Eastern Belt, McMinn County, Tennessee, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘUnitia Barite and Lead Prospect, Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘFriendsville Prospect (Griffitts Prospect), Blount County, Tennessee, USA
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘShelton Barite Mine, Sweetwater Barite Mining District-Western Belt, McMinn County, Tennessee, USA
References
1 August 1971
v. 66
no. 5
p. 777-791
Econ Geol (1996) 91:355-367
 
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