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Sphalerite from
Pine-Zinc Mine (Pursley Mine; Pursely Mine), California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite1
Galena1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pine-Zinc Mine (Pursley Mine; Pursely Mine), California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:921183
Long-form Identifier:1:3:921183:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘEl Tigre Mine (Sampson Mine), California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Zn-Pb-Ag prospect, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘHilltop Mine, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘLead Lily shaft, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Zn-Pb-Ag-Cu mine (Eureka Lower Adit), Blumberg Canyon, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘHilltop Extension Mine (Lilly & Whale Groups), California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Zn-Cu prospect (2), California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Zn Mine, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Pb-Ag-Zn prospects, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘKing of Lead Mine (King of Lead group; Windes Mine; Morrow Mine; Taylor Mine; Pursley Mine; Queen of Sheba claim), Cochise Head, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Luetcke, Rolf (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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