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Sphalerite from
Perttilahti deposit, Outokumpu, North Karelia, Finland


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Perttilahti deposit, Outokumpu, North Karelia, Finland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:557678
Long-form Identifier:1:3:557678:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘVuonos Mine, Outokumpu, North Karelia, Finland
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘSola Zn deposit, PolvijÃĪrvi, North Karelia, Finland
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘKylylahti Mine, PolvijÃĪrvi, North Karelia, Finland
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘKeretti Mine (Outokumpu Mine), Outokumpu, North Karelia, Finland
26.0km (16.1 miles) ⓘRiihilahti deposit, Outokumpu, North Karelia, Finland
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘLuikonlahti Mine, Kaavi, North Savo, Finland
56.1km (34.8 miles) ⓘHietajÃĪrvi deposit, Savonlinna, South Savo, Finland
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘHammaslahti deposit (LÃĪhdekorpi deposit), Joensuu, North Karelia, Finland
83.2km (51.7 miles) ⓘRytky deposit, LeppÃĪvirta, North Savo, Finland
84.1km (52.3 miles) ⓘKotalahti mine, LeppÃĪvirta, North Savo, Finland
References
Peltonen, P., Kontinen, A., Huhma, H., Kuronen, U. (2008) Outokumpu revisited: New mineral deposit model for the mantle peridotite-associated Cu–Co–Zn–Ni–Ag–Au sulphide deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 33 (3-4) 559-617 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2007.07.002
 
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