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Sphalerite from
Boling Dome (Boling oil field; Newgulf Sulfur Operations), Newgulf, Wharton County, Texas, USA


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Sphalerite, etc.

Boling Dome, Newgulf, Wharton County, Texas, USA
04940290017372112115542.jpg
Sphalerite, etc.

Boling Dome, Newgulf, Wharton County, Texas, USA
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Sphalerite, etc.

Boling Dome, Newgulf, Wharton County, Texas, USA
Locality type:Dome
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boling Dome (Boling oil field; Newgulf Sulfur Operations), Newgulf, Wharton County, Texas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:196476
Long-form Identifier:1:3:196476:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘDamon Mound Salt Dome, Damon, Brazoria County, Texas, USA
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘOrchard Dome Mine (Moore's Orchard; Orchard Dome Oil and Gas field), Orchard, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA
61.1km (37.9 miles) ⓘGulf Hill Mine (Big Hill; Old Gulf), Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA
65.4km (40.7 miles) ⓘHoskins Mound Mine, Hoskins Mound, Hoskins, Brazoria County, Texas, USA
76.0km (47.2 miles) ⓘHockley Dome Mine (United Salt Mine), Hockley, Harris County, Texas, USA
References
Smith, Arthur E. (1991) Texas Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 66 (3) 196-224 doi:10.1080/00357529.1991.11761622
 
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