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Sphalerite from
Herin Mine, Champdepraz, Aosta Valley, Italy


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 Herin Mine, Champdepraz, Aosta Valley, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:923009
Long-form Identifier:1:3:923009:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘSache Mine, Challand-Saint-Victor, Aosta Valley, Italy
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘBrusson Mine, Brusson, Aosta Valley, Italy
13.9km (8.7 miles) ⓘServette-Chuc mining complex, Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘVarenche Mine, Saint-Barthélemy, Nus, Aosta Valley, Italy
20.7km (12.8 miles) ⓘLiconi mine, Cogne Mines, Cogne, Aosta Valley, Italy
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘWest slope Montzalet, Cogne Mines, Cogne, Aosta Valley, Italy
22.0km (13.6 miles) ⓘPiaunetto lode, Tavagnasco Mines, Tavagnasco, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘTraversella Mine, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘParella tunnel, Tavagnasco Mines, Tavagnasco, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘAquila Mine, Tavagnasco Mines, Tavagnasco, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
References
Fantone, I., Grieco, G., Strini, A., Cavallo, A. (2014): The effect of Alpine metamorphism on an oceanic Cu-Fe sulfide ore: the Herin deposit, Western Alps, Italy. Periodico di Mineralogia, 83, 345-365.
 
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