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Sphalerite from
Mike deposit, Maggie Creek Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA


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 Mike deposit, Maggie Creek Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:920962
Long-form Identifier:1:3:920962:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Sphalerite in this Region
Main Mike deposit, Mike deposit, Maggie Creek Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
West Mike deposit, Mike deposit, Maggie Creek Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘTusc pit (Tusc ore body), Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘChukar Footwall Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘGold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
13.9km (8.7 miles) ⓘCarlin Gold Mine, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘCarlin-Hardie-Pete Mine Area, Carlin Gold Mine, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘBlue Star Mine, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
22.8km (14.1 miles) ⓘBetze-Post pit, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘMeikle Mine, Bootstrap Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘPurple Vein prospect, Bootstrap Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘOnondaga mine, Safford Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
References
Bawden, Thomas M., Einaudi, Marco T., Bostick, Benjamin C., Meibom, Anders, Wooden, Joseph, Norby, John W., Orobona, Michael J.T., Chamberlain, C. Page (2003) Extreme 34S depletions in ZnS at the Mike gold deposit, Carlin Trend, Nevada: Evidence for bacteriogenic supergene sphalerite. Geology, 31 (10) 913 doi:10.1130/g19831.1
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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