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Sphalerite from
Owingsville, Bath County, Kentucky, USA


Locality type:City
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dolomite8
Chalcopyrite4
Pyrite3
Calcite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Owingsville, Bath County, Kentucky, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (9 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:45695
Long-form Identifier:1:3:45695:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘCassius Clay veins, Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
42.1km (26.2 miles) ⓘParis and Marsh veins, Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
45.3km (28.1 miles) ⓘCaldwell veins (Unnamed mines), Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
45.6km (28.3 miles) ⓘHoggin Veins, Harrison County, Kentucky, USA
51.7km (32.1 miles) ⓘBoonesboro Quarry (Boonesboro Mine and Mill), Madison County, Kentucky, USA
56.4km (35.1 miles) ⓘSmitha Vein, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
61.5km (38.2 miles) ⓘCraig Vein, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
65.7km (40.8 miles) ⓘGeorgetown Road Quarry (Blue Grass Quarry), Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
66.9km (41.6 miles) ⓘNally - Gibson Quarry, Georgetown, Central Kentucky Fluorspar Mining District, Scott County, Kentucky, USA
73.2km (45.5 miles) ⓘAmbrose Fault Vein (Horine vein), Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA
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