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Sphalerite from
Paddy's River Mine, Paddy's River District, Australian Capital Territory, Australia


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 Paddy's River Mine, Paddy's River District, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:939822
Long-form Identifier:1:3:939822:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘMount Blundell base metal prospect, Cowley Co., New South Wales, Australia
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘDowling prospect, Brindabella, Buccleuch Co., New South Wales, Australia
28.7km (17.9 miles) ⓘValley Creek Mine, Murray Co., New South Wales, Australia
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘGoobarragandra Mine (No 1 Mine; No 2 Mine; X Mine; No 3 Reefs Mine), Tumut district, Buccleuch Co., New South Wales, Australia
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘGlen deposit (The Glen; The Glen mine), Wee Jasper, Buccleuch Co., New South Wales, Australia
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘHancoxs Mine, Cowley Co., New South Wales, Australia
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘSapling Point prospect, Murray Co., New South Wales, Australia
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘBogong Copper Mine (Stinking Creek Mine), Tumut district, Buccleuch Co., New South Wales, Australia
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘBlack Mountain Mine (Cooleman Silver Mine), Hancoxs Mine, Cowley Co., New South Wales, Australia
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘThe Briars Mine, Murray Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
McQueen, Ken G.
J. R. Caldwell
NSW Geological Survey: MR 00762
Gilligan, L.B. (1975) Part 1. Mine Data Sheets to accompany Metallogenic Map, Canberra 1:250 000 Sheet. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Department of Mines.
McQueen, K.G., Caldwell, J.R., Millsteed, P.W. (1988) Primary and secondary minerals at the Paddy's River Mine, Australian Capital Territory. Australian Mineralogist 3: 83–100.
 
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