| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Sphalerite |
| Formula: | ZnS |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Galena | 37 |
| Chalcocite | 34 |
| Germanite | 33 |
| Gallite | 24 |
| Bornite | 23 |
| Renierite | 19 |
| Dolomite | 17 |
| Pyrite | 17 |
| Chalcopyrite | 17 |
| Smithsonite | 12 |
| Tennantite Subgroup | 12 |
| Enargite | 11 |
| Quartz | 9 |
| Ovamboite | 7 |
| Digenite | 6 |
| Greenockite | 6 |
| Covellite | 5 |
| Native Silver | 5 |
| Stromeyerite | 4 |
| Tennantite-(Zn) | 3 |
| Tungstenite | 2 |
| Schaurteite | 2 |
| Calcite | 1 |
| Chlorargyrite | 1 |
| Hydrocerussite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sphalerite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (11 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 13415 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:13415:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite |
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| 31.5km (19.6 miles) | ⓘHarasib prospects, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| 33.2km (20.6 miles) | ⓘNosib Mine, Guinas, Oshikoto Region, Namibia |
| 38.0km (23.6 miles) | ⓘKhusib Springs Mine (Khuiseb Springs Mine), Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| 38.7km (24.1 miles) | ⓘAbenab Mine, Abenab, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| 39.5km (24.6 miles) | ⓘAbenab West Mine, Abenab, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| 44.3km (27.5 miles) | ⓘWolkenhaube prospect, Gauss Farm 46, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| 45.0km (28.0 miles) | ⓘAuros Farm 595, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| 49.4km (30.7 miles) | ⓘBaltika Mine, Baltika Farm 515, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| 50.1km (31.2 miles) | ⓘKupferberg Mine, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| 53.6km (33.3 miles) | ⓘKombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| References |
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Kamona, A. F., Lévêque, J., Friedrich, G., Haack, U. (1999) Lead isotopes of the carbonate-hosted Kabwe, Tsumeb, and Kipushi Pb-Zn-Cu sulphide deposits in relation to Pan African orogenesis in the Damaran-Lufilian Fold Belt of Central Africa. Mineralium Deposita, 34 (3). 273-283 doi:10.1007/s001260050203 |
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Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia