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Sphalerite from
Robinson Property, Placerville Mining District, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Property
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Robinson Property, Placerville Mining District, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:978745
Long-form Identifier:1:3:978745:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘPlacerville Mining District, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘBinkley - Sawpit Project (Republic; MS 7827), Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘBelle Champion Mine (Unpatented Claims: Belle Champion; Golden Era), Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘSpecial Session Mine (Polar No. 1; MS 12908; Polar No. 2; MS 12908; Oasis; MS 12908; Slide Rock; MS 12908), Mount Wilson Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘSilver Pick Mine (Synopsis Mine; Tam O'Shanter; MS 9085; Gold Pick; MS 7275a; Archean; MS 1671; Gold Pick Mill Site; MS 7275b; Southport; MS 9086), Mount Wilson Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘMagpie Mine (Patented Claims: Magpie; MS 8608; Sunlight; MS 8608; Almeda; MS 8608), Mount Wilson Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘRock of Ages Mine (Patented Claims: Rock of Ages; MS 19205a; Rock of Ages No. 2; MS 19205a; Rock of Ages Mill Site; MS 19205b; Peak View; MS 19205a), Mount Wilson Mining District, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘWheel of Fortune Mine (Silent Friend; MS 14799), Mount Wilson Mining District, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
19.2km (12.0 miles) ⓘZero Mine (Patented Claims: Zero; MS 14800; Edna; MS 14800), Mount Wilson Mining District, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘSlide Rock - Silver Dollar Group, Mount Wilson Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
References
Wilmarth, V. R., and Vickers, R. C., 1953, The Robinson and Weatherly uraniferous pyrobitumen deposits near Placerville, San Miguel County, Colorado: U. S. Geol. Survey open-file report, 47 p.
 
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