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Sphalerite from
Blue Bucket Mine, Metaline Mining District, Pend Oreille County, Washington, USA


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 Blue Bucket Mine, Metaline Mining District, Pend Oreille County, Washington, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:129343
Long-form Identifier:1:3:129343:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘMetaline Mine, Metaline Mining District, Pend Oreille County, Washington, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘBella May Mine, Metaline Mining District, Pend Oreille County, Washington, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘSterling Mine, Metaline Mining District, Pend Oreille County, Washington, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘDiamond R Mine, Metaline Mining District, Pend Oreille County, Washington, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘWolf Creek Prospect, Metaline Mining District, Pend Oreille County, Washington, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘOriole Mine, Metaline Mining District, Pend Oreille County, Washington, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘO.K. Mine, Metaline Mining District, Pend Oreille County, Washington, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘWashington Mine, Metaline Mining District, Pend Oreille County, Washington, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘMetaline Falls Prospect, Pend Oreille County, Washington, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘSullivan Mine, Metaline Mining District, Pend Oreille County, Washington, USA
References
Derkey, Robert E., Joseph, Nancy L., Lasmanis, Raymond (1990, November) Metal Mines of Washington - Preliminary Report. Open File Report 90-18. Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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