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Sphalerite from
Royston Coalition Mine (Foy-Betts shaft; Campbell; Kelly; Campbell and Kelly; Walker shaft), Royston Mining District, Royston Hills, Nye County, Nevada, 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 Royston Coalition Mine (Foy-Betts shaft; Campbell; Kelly; Campbell and Kelly; Walker shaft), Royston Mining District, Royston Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:901956
Long-form Identifier:1:3:901956:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘHall Molybdenum Mine, San Antone Mining District, San Antonio Mountains, Nye County, Nevada, USA
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘCarrie Mine, Gilbert Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘAnaconda Claims, Gilbert Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘOrizaba Mine (Green Metals Mine), Republic Mining District, Royston Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 457, Lone Mountain Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘAlpine mine, Lone Mountain Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘAlpine Eagle Mine, Lone Mountain Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘWillow Springs prospect (Willow Spring), Willow Spring, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘGarnet Mine (Victory mine), Pilot Mountains District, Pilot Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘGunmetal (Desert Scheelite; Lindsay; Summerfield; Garnet), Pilot Mountains District, Pilot Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
References
J.V. Tingley and J. Quade (1986) A mineral inventory of the Tonopah Resource Area, Battle Mountain District, Nevada. NBMG OF1986-14
 
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