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Sphalerite from
Valley View Mine (Whiskey Hill Mine; Whiskey diggings; Whislcey Diggings; Harpening Kilaga Springs; Harpending Mine; Bonanza [?]), Kilaga Springs, Wheatland Mining District, Placer County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Comments:Occurs with Cu sulphides.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Valley View Mine (Whiskey Hill Mine; Whiskey diggings; Whislcey Diggings; Harpening Kilaga Springs; Harpending Mine; Bonanza [?]), Kilaga Springs, Wheatland Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:684043
Long-form Identifier:1:3:684043:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘGold Blossom Mine (Gold Blossom shaft; Gold Blossom vein; Marion lode; Ohio claim; Back Action claim; Gold Blossom No. 2 claim), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘHathaway Mine (Buttes Mine), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘOphir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
16.2km (10.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Zn occurrence [1], Duncan Hill, Auburn, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘChicago Mine (Falls Creek Mine; Auburn-Chicago Mine), Penryn (Stewart's Flat), Penryn Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘMoore Mine, Duncan Hill, Auburn, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘEclipse Consolidated Mine (Eclipse Mine; Morning Star claim), Auburn, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘArkasas Traveler Mine (Mineral Hill group), Spenceville, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘWestern World Mine (Dempsey Ranch prospect), Smartville, Smartville Mining District, Yuba County, California, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘBig Buzzard Mine (Darrington Ranch; Buzzard; Hercules), Flagstaff Hill, Salmon Falls Mining District (Flagstaff Hill area), El Dorado County, California, USA
References
Logan, Clarence August (1927), Amador County, Placer County: California Mining Bureau. Report 23: 286
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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