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Sphalerite from
Kishnica Mine (Kisnica Mine; Kishnicë Mine; Kižnica Mine), Gračanica (Graçanicë), Graçanica, Pristina District, Kosovo


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 Kishnica Mine (Kisnica Mine; Kishnicë Mine; Kižnica Mine), Gračanica (Graçanicë), Graçanica, Pristina District, Kosovo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:975603
Long-form Identifier:1:3:975603:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘJanjevo deposit, Gračanica (Graçanicë), Graçanica, Pristina District, Kosovo
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘBadovc Mine, Badoc, Graçanica, Pristina District, Kosovo
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘKizhnica andesite quarry, Gračanica (Graçanicë), Graçanica, Pristina District, Kosovo
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘKizhnica hornfels, Gračanica (Graçanicë), Graçanica, Pristina District, Kosovo
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘAjvalia Mine (Hajvalija Mine; Hajvali Mine), Pristina (Prishtina; Priština), Pristina District, Kosovo
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘJanjevo Listvenite deposit, Lipjan, Pristina District, Kosovo
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘSlivovo deposit, Pristina (Prishtina; Priština), Pristina District, Kosovo
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘArtana (Novo Brdo; Novobërdo) Mine, Novo Brdo, Pristina District, Kosovo
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘKaltrina deposit, Novo Brdo, Pristina District, Kosovo
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘGlavika Laterite Mine, Glavika, Shtime, Ferizaj District, Kosovo
References
Kołodziejczyk, Joanna, Pršek, Jaroslav, Voudouris, Panagiotis, Melfos, Vasilios, Asllani, Burim (2016) Sn-Bearing Minerals and Associated Sphalerite from Lead-Zinc Deposits, Kosovo: An Electron Microprobe and LA-ICP-MS Study. Minerals, 6 (2). 42pp. doi:10.3390/min6020042
Mederski, Sławomir, Pršek, Jaroslav, Hincyngier, Katarzyna (2019) Pb-Zn-Sb-Ni-Au mineralization from the Kizhnica area, central Kosovo: new data on the listwaenite typemineralization. In: Life with Ore Deposits on Earth-15th SGA Biennial Meeting 2019: 834.
 
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