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Sphalerite from
Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland, USA


Locality type:City
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Confirmation Details:SEM-EDS: Where Tested and Reference ID - Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Baryte1
Siderite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:858917
Long-form Identifier:1:3:858917:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
12.2km (7.6 miles) Knobly Mountain, Mineral County, West Virginia, USA
86.5km (53.8 miles) Donohoe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
87.1km (54.1 miles) Landes meteorite, Landes, Grant County, West Virginia, USA
88.5km (55.0 miles) New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. Quarry, Roaring Spring, Taylor Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA
88.9km (55.2 miles) Middletown Quarry (Flintkote Company; Div. of M. J. Grove Lime Company), Frederick County, Virginia, USA
94.3km (58.6 miles) Lock 13 site, Monongahela River, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
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