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Sphalerite from
Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:900879
Long-form Identifier:1:3:900879:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Sphalerite in this Region
Carlisle Mine (Eagle; Carlyle group; High Grade), Old Man Mountain, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Great Eastern Mine, Excelsior Mine (Excelsior group; Wotall; Lake/Blue Fox/C.B.C./Mammoth; Great Western Extension/California; Green Emigrant/Indian Boy/Pacific; New Hope/North Mammoth/Dam End; Great Eastern/Great Western; Confidence/Golden Eagle; Union No. 1 & 2 claims; Of What No. 1 & 2 claims), Summit City, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Unnamed Cu-Au-Zn-As occurrence [1], Summit City, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘGreat Eastern Mine, Excelsior Mine (Excelsior group; Wotall; Lake/Blue Fox/C.B.C./Mammoth; Great Western Extension/California; Green Emigrant/Indian Boy/Pacific; New Hope/North Mammoth/Dam End; Great Eastern/Great Western; Confidence/Golden Eagle; Union No. 1 & 2 claims; Of What No. 1 & 2 claims), Summit City, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘCarlisle Mine (Eagle; Carlyle group; High Grade), Old Man Mountain, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘEagle Bird Quartz Mine (Eagle Bird Qtz.; Diamond Creek Mine; Diamond Cons.; Eagle Bird Mine; Gold Bug; Gold Bug/Sunlight Consolidated; Sunlight Consolidated; Yuba Canyon Consolidated; Yuba Canyon Cons.; Diamond Creek/Stem Winder/Etna), Omega, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
16.8km (10.5 miles) ⓘArctic group, Omega, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘYuba Mine (Yuba Consolidated; Yuba Quartz Mine; Yuba Qtz; Yuba claim; Yuba River), Omega, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine (Last Chance Quartz Mine; Last Chance Qtz), Omega, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘSpanish Quartz Mine (Spanish Qtz.; Spanish Mine; Spanish Mng. & S F Com. Co.; Spanish Mng. & S F Commercial Co.; American claim; Spanish claim; Santa Anita claim; Santa Anita Extension claim; Pine Tree claim; Singleton claim; Grizzly claim; Savage claim; Mexican Cons./Santa Anita), Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘGold Canyon Mine, Plumbago, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘPlumbago Mine (Marion Mine; Croesus Mine; Standard Extension Mine; Crafts Clute Mine; Enterprise Mine; Hope Mine; Gold Beater Mine), Plumbago, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘLafollette Mine (La Follette; Bowlder claim; Nob Hill Mine; Canada Hill), Canada Hill, Canada Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
References
Doebrich, J. L.
Garside, L. J.
Shawe, D. R. (1996) Characterization of mineral deposits in rocks of the Triassic to Jurassic magmatic arc of western Nevada and eastern California. USGS Open File report 96-6
 
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