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Sphalerite from
Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa


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Sphalerite, etc.

Nababeep West Mine, Nababeep tungsten mines, Nababeep, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Sphalerite, etc.

Nababeep West Mine, Nababeep tungsten mines, Nababeep, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Sphalerite, etc.

Nababeep West Mine, Nababeep tungsten mines, Nababeep, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:840997
Long-form Identifier:1:3:840997:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Sphalerite in this Region
East Okiep Mine, Concordia, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Kliphoog Mine, Concordia, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Jan Coetzee Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Nababeep West Mine (Nababeep Near West mine), Nababeep tungsten mines, Nababeep, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘKliphoog Mine, Concordia, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘNababeep West Mine (Nababeep Near West mine), Nababeep tungsten mines, Nababeep, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘJan Coetzee Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
91.5km (56.8 miles) ⓘBlack Mountain (Swartberg mine), Aggeneys, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
95.5km (59.3 miles) ⓘBroken Hill Mine, Aggeneys, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
99.5km (61.8 miles) ⓘBig Syncline (Aggeneysberg), Aggeneys, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
99.9km (62.1 miles) ⓘHaib River copper-molybdenum deposit, Tsams Farm 685, Karasburg West, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
References
Cairncross, Bruce (2004) History of the Okiep Copper District, Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. The Mineralogical Record, 35 (4) 289-317
 
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