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Sphalerite from
Bottle Creek Gold Mine, Mount Ida Goldfield, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia


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 Bottle Creek Gold Mine, Mount Ida Goldfield, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:844418
Long-form Identifier:1:3:844418:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
64.7km (40.2 miles) ⓘRiverina Gold Mine, Riverina Station, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
65.3km (40.6 miles) ⓘRiverina South Gold Mine, Riverina Station, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
73.3km (45.6 miles) ⓘDoyle Well, Sturt Meadows Station, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
74.0km (46.0 miles) ⓘLady Gladys Gold Mine, Mulline Goldfield, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
78.7km (48.9 miles) ⓘSelkirk Gold Mine (Dublin Castle; Coronation; Menzies Proprietary; Dublin Proprietary), Menzies, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘLady Sherry Gold Mine, Menzies, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
79.1km (49.2 miles) ⓘAspacia Gold Mine, Menzies, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
79.2km (49.2 miles) ⓘRobinson Crusoe Gold Mine (Crusoe; Menzies Crusoe), Menzies, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
79.7km (49.5 miles) ⓘFirst Hit Gold Mine, Menzies, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
81.3km (50.5 miles) ⓘLady Shenton Gold Mine, Menzies, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Bootle Creek Gold deposits, Menzies District, Western Australia
I.D.M. Robertson, CRC LEME, 2003.
Taylor, G. F. (1998). Mineralogical and Geochemical Studies of Gossan and Wall Rocks, Bottle Creek, Western Australia. CRC LEME.
 
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