| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Sphalerite |
| Formula: | ZnS |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sphalerite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view George Fisher Mine, Hilton district, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 68463 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:68463:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Sphalerite in this Region |
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| George Fisher South, George Fisher Mine, Hilton district, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia |
| Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite |
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| 0.3km (0.2 miles) | ⓘHandlebar Hill Open Cut, Hilton district, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia |
| 0.4km (0.2 miles) | ⓘGeorge Fisher South, George Fisher Mine, Hilton district, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia |
| 14.0km (8.7 miles) | ⓘNorth End (lead side; orebodies 9 to 25), Mount Isa Mines, Mount Isa, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia |
| 15.6km (9.7 miles) | ⓘMIM underground - Upper lead-zinc levels (orebodies 4; 5; 6; 7; 8), Mount Isa Mines, Mount Isa, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia |
| 16.2km (10.0 miles) | ⓘBlack Star open cut (Black Star pit; Black Star lode), Mount Isa Mines, Mount Isa, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia |
| 17.1km (10.6 miles) | ⓘEnterprise Mine (Deep Copper Mine), Mount Isa Mines, Mount Isa , City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia |
| 17.4km (10.8 miles) | ⓘBlack Rock lode (Black Rock Open cut), Mount Isa Mines, Mount Isa, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia |
| 34.2km (21.2 miles) | ⓘMount Novit Zn-Pb-Ag deposit, Mount Isa, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia |
| 79.3km (49.3 miles) | ⓘDugald River Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia |
| 83.8km (52.1 miles) | ⓘQueen Sally Mine, Kajabbi, Three Rivers, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia |
| References |
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Rieger, Philip, Magnall, Joseph M., Gleeson, Sarah A., Lilly, Richard, Rocholl, Alexander, Kusebauch, Christof (2020) Sulfur Isotope Constraints on the Conditions of Pyrite Formation in the Paleoproterozoic Urquhart Shale Formation and George Fisher Zn-Pb-Ag Deposit, Northern Australia. Economic Geology, 115 (5). 1003-1020 doi:10.5382/econgeo.4726 Cave, B., Lilly, R., Simpson, A., & McGee, L. (2023). A revised deposit model for the George Fisher and Hilton Zn-Pb-Ag Deposits, NW Queensland: insights from the geology, age and alteration of the local dolerite dykes. Ore Geology Reviews, 105311. |
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