Deposit: LOCATION APPROXIMATE; HATCH LOCALITY K. COAL: ZN 17-3,800 PPM, AVG. 1,639; CD 0.23-62 PPM, AVG. 31.1. ASH; ZN 76-31,600 PPM, AVG. 14,892; CD 1-70 PPM, AVG. 27 PPM. CADASTRAL LOCATION: SEC. 7, T. 77 N., R. 20 W. ; INFO.SRC : COBB

Geology: Sphalerite in cleats in coal; samples from the laddsdale coal bed of the cherokee group.

Rock formation(s): Cherokee Group

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ⓘ Zinc

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ⓘ Sphalerite

1 valid mineral.

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ⓘ Coal

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ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

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(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS

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S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS

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Link to USGS MRDS:	10082039

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References

Hatch, J. R., Avcin, M. J., Wedge, W. K., and Brady, L. L. (1976), Sphalerite in Coals from Southeastern Iowa, Missouri, and Southeastern Kansas: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 76-796, 26 P.

Hatch, J. R., Avcin, M. J., and Van Dorpe, P. E., (1984), Element Geochemistry of Cherokee Group Coals (middle Pennsylvanian) from South-central and Southeastern Iowa: Iowa Geological Survey Technical Paper 5, 108 P.

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