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Sphalerite from
Bluff Mine group, Alder Canyon, Pima County, Arizona, USA


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 Bluff Mine group, Alder Canyon, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:539780
Long-form Identifier:1:3:539780:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘBurney Mines (Copper Rose Mine; Canyon del Oro Mines Inc.; Birthday Mine; Stove Lid Mine; Lead Reef Mine), Oracle, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘLittle Hill Mine, Oracle, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘMohawk Mine, Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘMammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘAmerican Eagle Mine (American Eagle Basin), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘChilds-Adwinkle Mine (Childs and Altwilkle Mine; Childs-Aldwinkle Mine), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘBlue Bird Mine (Bluebird Mine; Zilla Mine; Twin-S Mine; Cumberland Mine; Thornewood Mine; Blue Bird Silver Mining Co. property), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘJesse Benton Mine (Morajeski property; Jesse Bentan Mine; El Capitan; Dolores; Buckhorn; Silver Hoard group; Pearl E. group; Owl), Guild Wash, Owl Head Buttes area, Owl Head Mining District, Tortolita Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘGila Monster Mine, Jaynes, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Pb-Zn prospect 96-10, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10048085, MRDS ID #M800067.
 
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