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Sphalerite from
Akhtala deposit, Akhtala, Lori Province, Armenia


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 Akhtala deposit, Akhtala, Lori Province, Armenia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:894965
Long-form Identifier:1:3:894965:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘShamlugh deposit, Shamlugh, Akhtala, Lori Province, Armenia
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘAlaverdi Mine, Alaverdi, Lori Province, Armenia
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘTsiteli Sopeli deposit, Bolnisi District, Kvemo Kartli, Georgia
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘMadneuli Mine, Bolnisi District, Kvemo Kartli, Georgia
45.3km (28.1 miles) ⓘTandzut deposit, Vanadzor, Lori Province, Armenia
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘBeqtakari Deposit, Bolnisi District, Kvemo Kartli, Georgia
61.6km (38.3 miles) ⓘHankavan Cu deposit, Hankavan, Pambak ore district, Kotayk Province, Armenia
92.0km (57.2 miles) ⓘGoshian deposit, Tovuz District, Azerbaijan
References
Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Zohrabyan, S., Vardanyan, A., Melkonyan, R., & Ulianov, A. (2014). Base and precious metal mineralization in Middle Jurassic rocks of the Lesser Caucasus: A review of geology and metallogeny and new data from the Kapan, Alaverdi and Mehmana districts. Ore Geology Reviews, 58, 185-207.
Moritz, Robert, Melkonyan, Rafael, Selby, David, Popkhadze, Nino, Gugushvili, Vlademir, Tayan, Rodrig, Ramazanov, Vagif (2016) Metallogeny of the Lesser Caucasus: From arc construction to postcollision evolution. Special Publication 19, 157-192
 
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