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Sphalerite from
Accident Occurrence, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Accident Occurrence, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:575998
Long-form Identifier:1:3:575998:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘLucky Hill-TMC; Rainbow Hill Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘDenali Copper; Pass Creek; Caribou Dome Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH033; northwest of Clearwater Creek), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH037; on peak 5480 southeast of Clearwater Creek), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospects (ARDF - MH052; western 'Joy Creek' area), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
23.4km (14.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrences (ARDF - MH056; west of West Fork Maclaren River near VABM Little), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH030; tributary to West Fork Maclaren River), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘCottonwood Creek Occurrences, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - HE116; west wall of West Fork Glacier), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘKathleen-Margaret; K-M Mine, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
References
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
 
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