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Sphalerite from
Columbus Mine, Cherokee, Soulsbyville & Confidence Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Comments:Carries a portion of the Au.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Galena
Native Gold
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Columbus Mine, Cherokee, Soulsbyville & Confidence Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:656032
Long-form Identifier:1:3:656032:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘLouisiana Mine (Louisiana group; Louisiana claim; Parker and Mason claim; Lebiation claim), Soulsbyville, Soulsbyville & Confidence Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘCarlotta Mine (Carlotta Consolidated group; Carlotta claim; North Carlotta claim; Pennsylvania claim), Cherokee, Soulsbyville & Confidence Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘPennsylvania Mine, Cherokee, Soulsbyville & Confidence Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘSoulsby Mine (Churchill; Johnson & Bradbury; Pennsylvania; Platt & Gilson), Soulsbyville, Soulsbyville & Confidence Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘSoulsby Belle Mine, Mono Vista, Soulsbyville & Confidence Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘDreisam Mine, Arastraville, Soulsbyville & Confidence Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘBlack Oak Mine, Soulsbyville, Soulsbyville & Confidence Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘWhitto Mine (Draper Mine; Drapier Mine), Soulsbyville, Soulsbyville & Confidence Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘLucky Strike Mine (Lucky Strike claim), Confidence, Soulsbyville & Confidence Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘMary Ellen Mine, Eastman Ranch, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
References
Logan, Clarence August (1949), Mines and mineral resources of Tuolumne County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology (Report 45): 45(1): 61
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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