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Sphalerite from
Ontario Gem Mine, McTavish Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada


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 Ontario Gem Mine, McTavish Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:357486
Long-form Identifier:1:3:357486:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘPearl Station area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘDetroit-Algoma Mine, McTavish Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘGagnon Falls occurrence (Noyes North occurrence), McTavish Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘSilver Lake occurrence, McTavish Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘEscape intrusion, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘEdward Island, Porphyry Island Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘSilver Harbour Mine (Beck Mine; Three A Mine; 3 A), MacGregor Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
37.9km (23.5 miles) ⓘArsenic occurrence (Cross Property), Edward Island, Porphyry Island Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
44.8km (27.8 miles) ⓘSilver Islet mine, Silver Islet, Sibley Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘThunder Bay Mine, MacGregor Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
References
Ontario Gem Company
 
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