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Sphalerite from
Arctic group, Omega, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA


Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Arctic group, Omega, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:769697
Long-form Identifier:1:3:769697:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘYuba Mine (Yuba Consolidated; Yuba Quartz Mine; Yuba Qtz; Yuba claim; Yuba River), Omega, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘEagle Bird Quartz Mine (Eagle Bird Qtz.; Diamond Creek Mine; Diamond Cons.; Eagle Bird Mine; Gold Bug; Gold Bug/Sunlight Consolidated; Sunlight Consolidated; Yuba Canyon Consolidated; Yuba Canyon Cons.; Diamond Creek/Stem Winder/Etna), Omega, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine (Last Chance Quartz Mine; Last Chance Qtz), Omega, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘSpanish Quartz Mine (Spanish Qtz.; Spanish Mine; Spanish Mng. & S F Com. Co.; Spanish Mng. & S F Commercial Co.; American claim; Spanish claim; Santa Anita claim; Santa Anita Extension claim; Pine Tree claim; Singleton claim; Grizzly claim; Savage claim; Mexican Cons./Santa Anita), Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘGold Canyon Mine, Plumbago, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘPlumbago Mine (Marion Mine; Croesus Mine; Standard Extension Mine; Crafts Clute Mine; Enterprise Mine; Hope Mine; Gold Beater Mine), Plumbago, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘMinnie D & Lucky Larry Mine (Minnie D and Lucky Larry; Minnie D claim; Lucky Larry claim), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
16.0km (10.0 miles) ⓘCarlisle Mine (Eagle; Carlyle group; High Grade), Old Man Mountain, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
16.8km (10.5 miles) ⓘMeadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘGreat Eastern Mine, Excelsior Mine (Excelsior group; Wotall; Lake/Blue Fox/C.B.C./Mammoth; Great Western Extension/California; Green Emigrant/Indian Boy/Pacific; New Hope/North Mammoth/Dam End; Great Eastern/Great Western; Confidence/Golden Eagle; Union No. 1 & 2 claims; Of What No. 1 & 2 claims), Summit City, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
References
Report of the State Mineralogist, Volume 16
 
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