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Sphalerite from
Alanish, Sharanish area, Sindi, Zakho District, Duhok Governorate, Iraq


Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alanish, Sharanish area, Sindi, Zakho District, Duhok Governorate, Iraq
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:965475
Long-form Identifier:1:3:965475:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
17.0km (10.5 miles) ⓘJabal Jalda occurrence, Sindi, Zakho District, Duhok Governorate, Iraq
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘBerzanik deposit, Sindi, Zakho District, Duhok Governorate, Iraq
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘLefan Zn-Pb Occurrence, Duhok Governorate, Iraq
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘUpper Banik occurrence, Duhok Governorate, Iraq
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘLower Banik occurrence, Duhok Governorate, Iraq
47.4km (29.4 miles) ⓘSerguza (Duri Serguza) deposit, Amedi, Amedi District, Duhok Governorate, Iraq
51.4km (32.0 miles) ⓘMeskantepe deposit, Çukurca District, Hakkâri Province, Turkey
60.1km (37.3 miles) ⓘHakkâri Zinc project, Hakkâri District, Hakkâri Province, Turkey
73.3km (45.5 miles) ⓘKurşuntepe deposit, Çukurca District, Hakkâri Province, Turkey
References
Awadh, S., Nejbert, K. (2015): Geochemistry and petrography of polymetallic sulfide ores and carbonate host rocks in the Alanish occurrence, north of Iraq. Mineralogia Special Papers: 44: 18
Awadh, Salih M (2019) Zinc-lead mineralization in northern and northeastern Iraq. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining 8, 19-40
 
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