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Sphalerite from
Buffalo Canyon prospect, Berlin, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buffalo Canyon prospect, Berlin, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1491334
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1491334:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘRichmond Mine, Berlin, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘFury pit, Grantsville, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘGrantsville Mine, Grantsville, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘGrantsville, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘIron Rail Mine, Cloverdale Mining District, Toiyabe Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘB. & C. Springs, Paradise Peak Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘTeichert property, Twin River Mining District, Toiyabe Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘMurphy Mine (Ophir Mine; Twin River Mine), Ophir, Twin River Mining District, Toiyabe Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘSierra Magnesite Mine, Gabbs, Gabbs Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘDowneyville Mines (Downieville Mine), Gabbs Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
References
Quillen, P. D. (2017). Buffalo Canyon: An Oligocene Greisen-Like Intrusion-Related Gold Deposit in the Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada (Masters thesis, University of Nevada, Reno).
 
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