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Sphalerite from
Hopunvaara mine, Hopunvaara area, Pitkyaranta mining district, Pitkyarantsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia


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 Hopunvaara mine, Hopunvaara area, Pitkyaranta mining district, Pitkyarantsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:937087
Long-form Identifier:1:3:937087:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘBek mine, Hopunvaara area, Pitkyaranta mining district, Pitkyarantsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘPitkyaranta mining district, Pitkyarantsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘLupikko Mine, Pitkyaranta mining district, Pitkyarantsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘNuolayniemi deposit, Pitkyaranta mining district, Pitkyarantsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘKitelskoe Sn-Zn deposit, Kitelya, Pitkyarantsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘRoikonkoski, Suojärvi District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
40.5km (25.2 miles) ⓘPakula gold prospect, Alattu-Pakula-Janis ore field, Pitkyarantsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘJalonvaara massive sulphide deposit, Jalonvaara ore field, Suojärvi District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘJalonvaara base metal deposit, Jalonvaara ore field, Suojärvi District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘHatunoja-2 massive sulphide deposit, Jalonvaara ore field, Suojärvi District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
References
Valkama, M. M., Sundblad, K. L., Lokhov, K. I., & Cook, N. J. (2013). Geology and genesis of granites and polymetallic skarn ores at Pitkäranta, Ladoga Karelia, Russia. In Mineral Deposit Research For A High-Tech World. Proceedings of the 12th Biennial SGA Meeting, Uppsala, Sweden (pp. 1555-1558).
Valkama, M., Sundblad, K., Lokhov, K. I., & Cook, N. J. (2013). Geology and genesis of granites and polymetallic skarn ores at Pitkaranta, Ladoga Karelia, Russia. SGA volume abstracts, Uppsala, Swden.
 
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