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Sphalerite from
Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA


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Sphalerite, etc.

Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
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Sphalerite, etc.

Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
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Sphalerite

Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
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Sphalerite

Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
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Sphalerite, etc.

Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
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Sphalerite, etc.

Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
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Sphalerite

Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
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Sphalerite

Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
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Sphalerite, etc.

Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
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Sphalerite, etc.

Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
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Sphalerite

Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
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Sphalerite

Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Serandite4
Eudialyte4
Albite4
Lorenzenite1
Unnamed (Th-bearing silicate UK#1)1
Aegirine1
Polylithionite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:87608
Long-form Identifier:1:3:87608:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
93.2km (57.9 miles) ⓘAztec Mine (Aztec vein), Baldy Mountain, Baldy Mining District, Cimarron Range, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
References
Rocks & Min.:60:229.
 
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