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Sphalerite from
Djebel Stah deposit, Zaghouan, Tunisia


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Djebel Stah deposit, Zaghouan, Tunisia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:893963
Long-form Identifier:1:3:893963:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘDjebel el Kohol, Zaghouan, Tunisia
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘSidi Taya Mine, Saouaf, Zaghouan, Tunisia
26.3km (16.4 miles) ⓘHammam-Zriba Mine, Zriba-Village, Zaghouan, Tunisia
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘMecello deposit, Djebel Messella, Zaghouan, Zaghouan, Tunisia
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘDjebel Messella, Zaghouan, Zaghouan, Tunisia
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘHammam Jedidi deposit, Sidi Jedidi (Sidi Jadidi), Nabeul, Tunisia
45.0km (28.0 miles) ⓘOued Jebs deposit, Bir Mcherga, Zaghouan, Tunisia
56.3km (35.0 miles) ⓘDjebel Ressas Mine, Sebala du Mornag, Ben Arous, Tunisia
60.1km (37.4 miles) ⓘDjebel Mokta, Grombalia, Nabeul, Tunisia
72.4km (45.0 miles) ⓘFedj el Adoum Mine, Fedj-el-Adoum, Siliana, Tunisia
References
Souissi, F., Souissi, R., & Dandurand, J. L. The Genesis of the Mississippi Valley-Type Fluorite Ore at Jebel Stah (Zaghouan District, North-Eastern Tunisia) Constrained by Thermal and Chemical Properties of Fluids and REE and Sr Isotope Geochemistry.
Somrani, Chaima, Souissi, Fouad, Souissi, Radhia, De Giudici, Giovanni, Silva, Eduardo, Fancello, Dario, Podda, Francesca, Santos, José Francisco, Abu-Alam, Tamer, Ribeiro, Sara, et al. (2025) The Geochemical Characteristics of Ore-Forming Fluids in the Jebel Stah Fluorite Deposit in Northeast Tunisia: Insights from LA-ICP-MS and Sr Isotope Analyses. Minerals, 15 (4). doi:10.3390/min15040331
 
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