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Sphalerite from
Mt. Emmons/Crested Butte (Chautauqua; Daisey; Daisey Mine; Mt. Emmons; Crested Butte), Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Table/Butte
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mt. Emmons/Crested Butte (Chautauqua; Daisey; Daisey Mine; Mt. Emmons; Crested Butte), Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:737726
Long-form Identifier:1:3:737726:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘStandard Mine, Ruby Mining District (Elk Mountain Mining District; Irwin Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘRuby King, Ruby Mining District (Elk Mountain Mining District; Irwin Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
6.8km (4.3 miles) ⓘRuby Chief Occurrence (Bird; Little Bonnie; Perhaps; Staten Island; Monte Cristo; No. 7; Bullion King; Crystal; Hopewell; Alfreda), Ruby Mining District (Elk Mountain Mining District; Irwin Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘTennessee, Marble Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘInez, Marble Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘMontezuma Mine (Yellow Boy; MS 2177; Emma; MS 6976), Columbia Mining District (Ashcroft Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘItalian Mountain, Taylor Park, Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘColumbia District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘStar Mine, Italian Mountain, Taylor Park, Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘHope Mine (Claims: Hope Nos. 1-4; Hope M. S.), Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
References
Junxing Zhao, Kezhang Qin, Guangming Li, and Jinxiang Li (2011): Characteristics of alteration and mineralization in the Sharang porphyry molybdenum deposit in the northern margin of Gangdese and comparison with typical porphyry molybdenum deposits in the world. Geology and Exploration 47(1), 54-70.
 
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