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Sphalerite from
New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Comments:Uncommon.
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Bornite
Chalcopyrite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:46685
Long-form Identifier:1:3:46685:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
71.7km (44.6 miles) ⓘBallas Silver-Lead Mine, Ballas Mine area, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
71.7km (44.6 miles) ⓘBallas Mine area, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
72.4km (45.0 miles) ⓘBlack Prince Mine (Silver Bullion Mine), Sierra Blanca Mountain, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
74.4km (46.2 miles) ⓘVekol Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
78.7km (48.9 miles) ⓘRowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mining District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
80.4km (50.0 miles) ⓘVekol Hills project (Vekol Hills; Newmont Vekol), Kohatk, Vekol Mining District, Vekol Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
81.5km (50.6 miles) ⓘReward Mine (Bat tunnel; South Reward; Petrochis claim; Phenomenon), Kohatk, Vekol Mining District, Vekol Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
92.3km (57.3 miles) ⓘLakeshore Mine, North Komelik area, Casa Grande Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
94.1km (58.5 miles) ⓘOrizaba Mine, Lake St Clair, Fraguas, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
94.8km (58.9 miles) ⓘMildren Mine group, Ko Vaya, Cababi Mining District (Comobabi Mining District), Comobabi Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Gilluly, J. (1937), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 141: 68-75, 79-81
Thomas, William J., Gibbs, Ronald B. (1983) Famous Mineral Localities: The New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Arizona. The Mineralogical Record, 14 (5) 283-298
 
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