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Sphalerite from
Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Galena6
Witherite4
Harmotome3
Chalcopyrite2
Alstonite2
Rhodonite1
Spessartine1
Pyrite1
Rhodochrosite1
Boulangerite1
Quartz1
Vittinkiite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:292127
Long-form Identifier:1:3:292127:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘColebrook Hill Mine, Colebrook Hill, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘKoonya prospect, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
6.4km (3.9 miles) ⓘRenison Bell Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
6.4km (3.9 miles) ⓘHercules Mine, Williamsford, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘSouth Hercules Gold deposit, Williamsford, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘHecla Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘMelba Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘCarbine mine (Great Northern Creek), North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘMount Farrell Mine, Tullah, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘNickel Reward (Melbourne Copper-Nickel Mine), Cuni mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Brathwaite, R. L. (1969). The geology of the Rosebery ore deposit (Doctoral dissertation, University of Tasmania).
Huston, David L., Large, Ross R. (1988) Distribution, mineralogy, and geochemistry of gold and silver in the north end orebody, Rosebery, Tasmania. Economic Geology, 83 (6) 1181-1192 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.83.6.1181
Zaw, K., Large, R. R., & Huston, D. L. (1997). Petrologic and geochemical significance of a Devonian replacement zone in the Cambrian Rosebery massive sulfide deposit, western Tasmania. The Canadian Mineralogist, 35(5), 1325-1349.
Large, Ross R., Allen, Rodney L., Blake, Michael D., Herrmann, Walter (2001) Hydrothermal Alteration and Volatile Element Halos for the Rosebery K Lens Volcanic-Hosted Massive Sulfide Deposit, Western Tasmania. Economic Geology, 96 (5) 1055-1072 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.96.5.1055
 
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