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Sphalerite from
Tiff Mine, Moniteau County, Missouri, 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 Tiff Mine, Moniteau County, Missouri, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:726913
Long-form Identifier:1:3:726913:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘC. Weber Mine, Cole County, Missouri, USA
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘLutheran Church Property, Cole County, Missouri, USA
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘHigh Point Mine, Moniteau County, Missouri, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘEureka - Scott Mine (Eureka Diggings; Scott Diggings), Hickory Hill, Cole County, Missouri, USA
31.3km (19.5 miles) ⓘBluff Springs zinc mine, Morgan County, Missouri, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘBlue Jack Mine (Paul Opel Property), Cole County, Missouri, USA
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘCarrender Mine, Cole County, Missouri, USA
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘScott Mine (Aubrey Scott Mine; Jerry Vangelder), Cole County, Missouri, USA
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘSidebottom Coal Mine, Morgan County, Missouri, USA
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘCarver mine (Hubbard Lead and Zinc Mine), Morgan County, Missouri, USA
References
Leach, D. L. (1980) Nature of mineralizing fluids in the barite deposits of central and Southeast Missouri. Economic Geology, 75 (8) 1168-1180 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.75.8.1168
 
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