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Sphalerite from
Ayer's Cliff Quarry (Sintra Quarry), Ayer's Cliff area, Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, Memphrémagog RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ayer's Cliff Quarry (Sintra Quarry), Ayer's Cliff area, Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, Memphrémagog RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:684639
Long-form Identifier:1:3:684639:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘSuffield mine (Griffith's mine), Sherbrooke TE, Estrie, Québec, Canada
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘLake Memphremagog Mine (Smith's Mine; Patton Mine), Potton, Memphrémagog RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
19.7km (12.3 miles) ⓘEustis mine (Crown mine; Hartford mine; Lower Canada mine; Orford mine), Hatley, Memphrémagog RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘHuntington mine, Bolton-Est, Memphrémagog RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘAldermac Moulton Hill Mine, Sherbrooke TE, Estrie, Québec, Canada
59.9km (37.2 miles) ⓘSimms Stream deposit, Columbia, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘActonvale Quarry, Acton mine, Acton Vale, Acton RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
65.9km (40.9 miles) ⓘJeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
71.2km (44.3 miles) ⓘUpton deposit Robex, Acton RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
74.4km (46.2 miles) ⓘWolcott, Lamoille County, Vermont, USA
References
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