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Sphalerite from
Prince mine, White Oaks Mining District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA


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 Prince mine, White Oaks Mining District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:899160
Long-form Identifier:1:3:899160:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘHomestake Mine, Schelerville Mining District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘCommercial Mine, Schelerville Mining District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
28.6km (17.7 miles) ⓘHelen Rae Mine, Nogal Mining District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘAmerican Mine, Nogal Mining District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘSurprise (Red Chied), Schelerville Mining District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘOld Red Fox vein, Nogal Mining District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘTurkey Group, Nogal Mining District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘSilver King vein, Nogal Mining District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
34.7km (21.5 miles) ⓘWater Dog No. 1 mine (Mudpuppy Prospect), Nogal Mining District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘOld Abe Claim, Nogal Mining District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
References
Walker, G. W., & Osterwald, F. W. (1956). Uraniferous magnetite-hematite deposit at the Prince Mine, Lincoln County, New Mexico. Economic Geology, 51(3), 213-222.
 
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