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Sphalerite from
Oakleigh Creek Mine, Upper Forth Valley, Meander Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia


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Sphalerite, etc.

Oakleigh Creek Mine, Upper Forth Valley, Meander Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
04310110017372543725494.jpg
Sphalerite, etc.

Oakleigh Creek Mine, Upper Forth Valley, Meander Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
04310110017372543725494.jpg
Sphalerite, etc.

Oakleigh Creek Mine, Upper Forth Valley, Meander Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
Pyrite1
Chalcopyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Oakleigh Creek Mine, Upper Forth Valley, Meander Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:879756
Long-form Identifier:1:3:879756:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘAnio Creek prospect, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘDevon Mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘStormont mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘShepherd and Murphy Mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘHellyer Mine, Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘHellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
35.0km (21.8 miles) ⓘMount Farrell Mine, Tullah, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘFiretower prospect, Lower Beulah, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
41.1km (25.6 miles) ⓘKoonya prospect, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘTyndall mine (Mount Tyndall Copper Mine), Tyndall Valley, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
McLeod et al, 1961
 
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