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Sphalerite Group

A group of related mineral species

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Metacinnabar

Mount Diablo Mine, Mount Diablo, Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA

Metacinnabar, etc.

El Entredicho Mine, Almadenejos, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Coloradoite, etc.

Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA

Metacinnabar

Mount Diablo Mine, Mount Diablo, Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA

Metacinnabar, etc.

El Entredicho Mine, Almadenejos, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Coloradoite, etc.

Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA

Metacinnabar

Mount Diablo Mine, Mount Diablo, Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA

Metacinnabar, etc.

El Entredicho Mine, Almadenejos, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

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About Sphalerite GroupHide

Formula:

A = Cd, Hg, Zn, Mn, Fe, Cu
X = S, Se, Te

Crystal System:

Isometric

The diamond structure has two interpenetrating cubic close packed carbon lattices. Each atom of theses lattices is tetrahedrally coordinated by 4 atoms of the other lattice. If one of these lattices is replaced by cations (A) and the other replaced by anions (X), where X = S, Se, Te we get the sphalerite group.

Although the members can be lab grown as solution series, geochemical segregation usually gives fairly pure end members.

Compare Wurtzite Group.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

29333

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:29333:2

Chemistry of Sphalerite GroupHide

Mindat Formula:

AX

A = Cd, Hg, Zn, Mn, Fe, Cu
X = S, Se, Te

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Age distributionHide

Recorded ages:

Phanerozoic : 519 Ma to 0 Ma - based on 25 recorded ages.

Sample ages:

Sample ID	Recorded age	Geologic Time	Dating method
1	2.588 Ma to present day	Pleistocene	Formed in peat.
2	51.7 to 48.9 Ma	Eocene	fission track
3	110 ± 2 Ma	Early/Lower Cretaceous	Rb-Sr
4	170 ± 4 Ma	Middle Jurassic	Rb-Sr
5	288 Ma	Cisuralian	Rb-Sr
6	298 Ma	Cisuralian	Rb-Sr
7	309 Ma	Pennsylvanian	Rb-Sr
8	318 Ma	Pennsylvanian	Rb-Sr
9	329 Ma	Mississippian	Rb-Sr
10	338 Ma	Mississippian	Rb-Sr
11	349 Ma	Mississippian	Rb-Sr
12	357 Ma	Mississippian	Rb-Sr
13	361 Ma	Late/Upper Devonian	Rb-Sr
14	370 Ma	Late/Upper Devonian	Rb-Sr
15	385 Ma	Middle Devonian	Rb-Sr
16	392 Ma	Middle Devonian	Rb-Sr
17	421 Ma	Pridoli	Rb-Sr
18	451 Ma	Late/Upper Ordovician	Rb-Sr
19	487 Ma	Furongian	Rb-Sr
20	519 Ma	Cambrian Series 2	Rb-Sr

Sample references:

ID	Locality	Reference
1	Grieves Siding prospect, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia	Awid-Pascual, Richelle, Kamenetsky, Vadim S., Goemann, Karsten, Allen, Neil, Noble, Taryn L., Lottermoser, Bernd G., Rodemann, Thomas (2015) The evolution of authigenic Zn–Pb–Fe-bearing phases in the Grieves Siding peat, western Tasmania. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 170 (2). 1-16 doi:10.1007/s00410-015-1167-y
2	Gardiner Complex, Kangerlussuaq Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland	Orris, Greta J., Grauch, Richard I. (2002) Rare Earth Element Mines, Deposits, and Occurrences. Open-File Report 2002-189. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr02189
3	Schauinsland Pb-Zn mining district, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Pfaff, Katharina, Romer, Rolf L., Markl, Gregor (2009) U-Pb ages of ferberite, chalcedony, agate, 'U-mica' and pitchblende: constraints on the mineralization history of the Schwarzwald ore district. European Journal of Mineralogy, 21 (4). 817-836 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944
4	Maubacher Bleiberg, Hürtgenwald, Düren, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Singer, Donald A., Berger, Vladimir I., Moring, Barry C. (2009) Sediment-Hosted Zinc-Lead Deposits of the World - Database and Grade and Tonnage Models. Open-File Report 2009-1252. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr20091252
5	Immel Zinc Mine, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc Mining District, Knox County, Tennessee, USA	Nakai, Shun'ichi, Halliday, Alex N, Kesler, Stephen E, Jones, Henry D, Kyle, J.Richard, Lane, Thomas E (1993) Rb-Sr dating of sphalerites from Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (2) 417-427 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8
6	" "	Nakai, Shun'ichi, Halliday, Alex N, Kesler, Stephen E, Jones, Henry D, Kyle, J.Richard, Lane, Thomas E (1993) Rb-Sr dating of sphalerites from Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (2) 417-427 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8
7	" "	Nakai, Shun'ichi, Halliday, Alex N, Kesler, Stephen E, Jones, Henry D, Kyle, J.Richard, Lane, Thomas E (1993) Rb-Sr dating of sphalerites from Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (2) 417-427 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8
8	" "	Nakai, Shun'ichi, Halliday, Alex N, Kesler, Stephen E, Jones, Henry D, Kyle, J.Richard, Lane, Thomas E (1993) Rb-Sr dating of sphalerites from Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (2) 417-427 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8
9	" "	Nakai, Shun'ichi, Halliday, Alex N, Kesler, Stephen E, Jones, Henry D, Kyle, J.Richard, Lane, Thomas E (1993) Rb-Sr dating of sphalerites from Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (2) 417-427 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8
10	" "	Nakai, Shun'ichi, Halliday, Alex N, Kesler, Stephen E, Jones, Henry D, Kyle, J.Richard, Lane, Thomas E (1993) Rb-Sr dating of sphalerites from Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (2) 417-427 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8
11	" "	Nakai, Shun'ichi, Halliday, Alex N, Kesler, Stephen E, Jones, Henry D, Kyle, J.Richard, Lane, Thomas E (1993) Rb-Sr dating of sphalerites from Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (2) 417-427 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8
12	" "	Nakai, Shun'ichi, Halliday, Alex N, Kesler, Stephen E, Jones, Henry D, Kyle, J.Richard, Lane, Thomas E (1993) Rb-Sr dating of sphalerites from Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (2) 417-427 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8
13	Newfoundland Zinc Mine, Daniel's Harbor, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada	Nakai, Shun'ichi, Halliday, Alex N, Kesler, Stephen E, Jones, Henry D, Kyle, J.Richard, Lane, Thomas E (1993) Rb-Sr dating of sphalerites from Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (2) 417-427 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8
14	" "	Nakai, Shun'ichi, Halliday, Alex N, Kesler, Stephen E, Jones, Henry D, Kyle, J.Richard, Lane, Thomas E (1993) Rb-Sr dating of sphalerites from Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (2) 417-427 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8
15	Immel Zinc Mine, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc Mining District, Knox County, Tennessee, USA	Nakai, Shun'ichi, Halliday, Alex N, Kesler, Stephen E, Jones, Henry D, Kyle, J.Richard, Lane, Thomas E (1993) Rb-Sr dating of sphalerites from Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (2) 417-427 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8
16	Newfoundland Zinc Mine, Daniel's Harbor, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada	Nakai, Shun'ichi, Halliday, Alex N, Kesler, Stephen E, Jones, Henry D, Kyle, J.Richard, Lane, Thomas E (1993) Rb-Sr dating of sphalerites from Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (2) 417-427 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8
17	" "	Nakai, Shun'ichi, Halliday, Alex N, Kesler, Stephen E, Jones, Henry D, Kyle, J.Richard, Lane, Thomas E (1993) Rb-Sr dating of sphalerites from Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (2) 417-427 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8
18	" "	Nakai, Shun'ichi, Halliday, Alex N, Kesler, Stephen E, Jones, Henry D, Kyle, J.Richard, Lane, Thomas E (1993) Rb-Sr dating of sphalerites from Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (2) 417-427 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8
19	" "	Nakai, Shun'ichi, Halliday, Alex N, Kesler, Stephen E, Jones, Henry D, Kyle, J.Richard, Lane, Thomas E (1993) Rb-Sr dating of sphalerites from Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (2) 417-427 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8
20	" "	Nakai, Shun'ichi, Halliday, Alex N, Kesler, Stephen E, Jones, Henry D, Kyle, J.Richard, Lane, Thomas E (1993) Rb-Sr dating of sphalerites from Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (2) 417-427 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8

Chemical AnalysisHide

Oxide wt%:

	1	2
Zn	62.51 %	31.03 %
In	0.56 %	24.89 %
Sn	0.2 %
Fe	2.89 %	0.05 %
Cu	0.3 %	13.49 %
S	34.23 %	29.51 %
Ga		0.96 %
Cd		0.54 %
Total:	100.69 %	100.47 %

Sample references:

ID	Locality	Reference	Notes
1	Mount Pleasant Mine, Saint George Parish, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada	Sutherland, J. K. (1971) A second occurrence of dzhalindite. The Canadian Mineralogist, 10 (5) 781-786	Average of 5 EMPA analyses of sphalerite witth dzhalindite inclusions associated with calcite, galena and quartz.
2	Restauradora vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Márquez‐Zavalía, María Florencia, Vymazalová, Anna, Galliski, Miguel Ángel, Laufek, František, Tuhý, Marek, Watanabe, Yasushi, Bernhardt, Heinz‐Jürgen (2024) Indium‐copper‐rich sphalerite from the Restauradora vein, Capillitas, Catamarca, Argentina. Resource Geology, 74 (1) doi:10.1111/rge.12325	average of 10 analytical spots

Crystallography of Sphalerite GroupHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

43m - Hextetrahedral

Morphology:

Composite and twinned crystals are common.

Crystal StructureHide

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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure

ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0020262	Ishiharaite	Marquez-Zavalia M F, Galliski M A, Drabek M, Vymazalova A, Watanabe Y, Murakami H, Bernhardt H J (2015) Ishiharaite, (Cu,Ga,Fe,In,Zn)S, a new mineral from the Capillitas mine, Northwestern Argentina The Canadian Mineralogist 52 969-980	2015	Capillitas mine, Argentina	293
0019735	Browneite	Ma C, Beckett J R, Rossman G R (2012) Browneite, MnS, a new sphalerite-group mineral from the Zaklodzie meteorite American Mineralogist 97 2056-2059	2012	Zaklodzie meteorite	293
0004584	Rudashevskyite	Britvin S N, Bogdanova A N, Boldyreva M M, Aksenova G Y (2008) Rudashevskyite, the Fe-dominant analogue of sphalerite, a new mineral: Description and crystal structure American Mineralogist 93 902-909	2008	Indarch meteorite	293
0004583	Rudashevskyite	Britvin S N, Bogdanova A N, Boldyreva M M, Aksenova G Y (2008) Rudashevskyite, the Fe-dominant analogue of sphalerite, a new mineral: Description and crystal structure American Mineralogist 93 902-909	2008	Indarch meteorite	293
0004582	Rudashevskyite	Britvin S N, Bogdanova A N, Boldyreva M M, Aksenova G Y (2008) Rudashevskyite, the Fe-dominant analogue of sphalerite, a new mineral: Description and crystal structure American Mineralogist 93 902-909	2008	Indarch meteorite	293
0018328	Sphalerite	Nitta E, Kimata M, Hoshino M, Echigo T, Hamasaki S, Nishida N, Shimizu M, Akasak T (2008) Crystal chemistry of ZnS minerals formed as high-temperature volcanic sublimates: matraite identical with sphalerite Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences 103 145-151	2008	Iwodake volcano, Satsuma-Iwojima, Kyushu, SW Japan	293
0000110	Sphalerite	Skinner B J (1961) Unit-cell edges of natural and synthetic sphalerites American Mineralogist 46 1399-1411	1961	synthetic	293
0000111	Hawleyite	Skinner B J (1961) Unit-cell edges of natural and synthetic sphalerites American Mineralogist 46 1399-1411	1961	synthetic	293
0011532	Browneite	Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Crystal Structures 1 85-237	1963		293
0011527	Tiemannite	Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Crystal Structures 1 85-237	1963		293
0011535	Stilleite	Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Crystal Structures 1 85-237	1963		293
0011526	Metacinnabar	Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Crystal Structures 1 85-237	1963		293
0011517	Hawleyite	Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Crystal Structures 1 85-237	1963		293
0011528	Coloradoite	Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Crystal Structures 1 85-237	1963		293
0000070	Hawleyite	Traill R J, Boyle R W (1955) Hawleyite, isometric cadmium sulphide, a new mineral American Mineralogist 40 555-559	1955		293
0000050	Tiemannite	Earley J W (1950) Description and syntheses of the selenide minerals American Mineralogist 35 337-364	1950		293
0018216	Browneite	Mehmed F, Haraldsen H (1938) Das magnetische Verhalten der allotropen Modifikationen des Mangan(II)- Sulfides Zeitschrift fur Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie 235 193-200	1938		293
0018113	Hawleyite	Mueller W, Loeffler G (1933) Zur Kenntnis der Faerbung von gefaelltem Cadmiumsulfid _cod_database_code 1011251 Angewandte Chemie (German Edition) 46 538-539	1933		293
0018099	Sphalerite	de Jong W (1927) Marmatit und christophit _cod_database_code 1011233 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 66 515-515	1927		293
0018098	Sphalerite	de Jong W (1927) Marmatit und christophit _cod_database_code 1011232 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 66 515-515	1927		293
0018070	Tiemannite	de Jong W (1926) Die Struktur des Tiemannit und Koloradoit _cod_database_code 1011199 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 63 466-472	1926		293
0017442	Coloradoite	Zachariasen W (1926) Die Kristallstruktur der Telluride von Zink, Cadmium und Quecksilber _cod_database_code 1010537 Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 8 302-306	1926		293
0017666	Coloradoite	de Jong W (1926) Die Struktur des Tiemannit und Koloradoit. _cod_database_code 1010945 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 63 466-472	1926		293
0018121	Hawleyite	Ulrich F, Zachariasen W (1925) Ueber die Kristallstruktur des alpha und beta Cd S, sowie des Wurtzits _cod_database_code 1011260 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 62 260-273	1925		293
0018202	Metacinnabar	Lehmann W (1924) Roentgenographische Untersuchungen an natuerlichem und synthetischem Metacinnabarit (Hg S). _cod_database_code 1011368 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 60 379-413	1924		293

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 Ishiharaite, (Cu,Ga,Fe,In,Zn)S, a new mineral from the Capillitas mine, Northwestern Argentina
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Relationship of Sphalerite Group to other SpeciesHide

Sphalerite Group Members:

Browneite	MnS	Iso. 43m : F43m
Coloradoite	HgTe	Iso. 43m : F43m
Hawleyite	CdS	Iso. 43m : F43m
Ishiharaite	(Cu,Ga,Fe,In,Zn)S	Iso. 43m : F43m
Metacinnabar	HgS	Iso. 43m : F43m
Rudashevskyite	(Fe,Zn)S	Iso. 43m : F43m
Sphalerite	ZnS	Iso. 43m : F43m
Stilleite	ZnSe	Iso. 43m : F43m
Tiemannite	HgSe	Iso. 43m : F43m

Click on any node to view relationships. Formula-derived relationship network for the group members above. Use Find related species to add formula-neighbour species outside the current group view. Solid links show inferred chemical differences; dashed violet links show same-formula crystallographic differences. Hydration states are not treated as relationship changes. These relationships do not imply any real-world substitution reactions between these species.

Minerals structurally related to group:

'Isocubanite'	CuFe₂S₃
'Sakuraiite'	(Cu,Zn,Fe)₃(In,Sn)S₄

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Sphalerite Group in petrologyHide

An essential component of rock names highlighted in red, an accessory component in rock names highlighted in green.

Metamorphic rock
- Very low to low-grade metamorphic rock
  - Phyllite
    - Quartz-sericite phyllite
- Metasomatic-rock
  - Astorite

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Argentina
Catamarca Province Andalgalá Department Andalgalá Capillitas mining district ⓘ Nueva Esperanza vein	[Ishiharaite] Williams et al. (2014) +2 other references

Austria
Carinthia Villach-Land District Bad Bleiberg Bleiberg-Kreuth ⓘ Antoni Mine (Antoni Shaft)	[Sphalerite var: Schalenblende] Fotini Kanaki (1972)
ⓘ Max Mine	[Sphalerite, Sphalerite var: Schalenblende]

Azerbaijan
Aghjabadi District Hindarx ⓘ Indarch meteorite	[Rudashevskyite] Britvin et al. (2008)

Canada
Ontario Wellington County Guelph Township ⓘ Guelph Dolime Quarry	[Sphalerite] Mielke (n.d.) +1 other reference
Yukon Mayo mining district Galena Hill Calumet ⓘ Hector-Calumet mine (Calumet mine - Hector mine)	[Hawleyite] Traill et al. (1955)

DR Congo
Haut-Katanga Kambove Territory Shinkolobwe ⓘ Shinkolobwe Mine	[Stilleite] Ramdohr (1956) +2 other references

France
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Isère Grenoble Susville ⓘ Villaret pit	[Sphalerite] Belot (1978)
Grand Est Haut-Rhin Thann-Guebwiller Steinbach Silberthal ⓘ Silberthalrücken vein	[Sphalerite] Mines +1 other reference
Occitanie Gard Le Vigan Montdardier ⓘ La Sanguinède mine	[Sphalerite] J F Carpenter specimen

Germany
Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Region Rhein-Neckar-Kreis Wiesloch ⓘ Segen Gottes Mine	[Sphalerite var: Schalenblende] - (1985)
Bavaria Upper Franconia Bamberg District Altendorf ⓘ Holzbachacker clay pit	[Sphalerite] Kirill Vlasov
Lower Saxony Goslar District Clausthal-Zellerfeld ⓘ St Lorenz Mine	[Tiemannite] Weiß (1990)
North Rhine-Westphalia Cologne Oberbergischer Kreis Nümbrecht Wirtenbach ⓘ Büschhof Quarry (Schretzmair Quarry)	[Sphalerite] - (2005)
Düsseldorf Mettmann Wülfrath Rohdenhaus ⓘ Rohdenhaus Quarry (incl. Krieger Quarry)	[Sphalerite var: Schalenblende] Harjo Neutkens collection.

Ireland
Leinster Longford County Ballymahon Keel ⓘ Garrycam deposit (Keel Mine)	[Sphalerite] Flannery (n.d.) +2 other references
Munster Tipperary County Silvermines District ⓘ Ballygown South Mine	[Sphalerite] Flannery (n.d.) +1 other reference
ⓘ Ballynoe mine (Magcobar mine)	[Sphalerite] Flannery (n.d.) +2 other references
ⓘ Mogul Mine (Garryard Mine; International Mogul Mines)	[Sphalerite] Moreton (1999)

Italy
Tuscany Lucca Province Fabbriche di Vergemoli Fornovolasco ⓘ Cava del Ferro (Bùgie mines; Trimpello)	[Sphalerite] Cioffi M. (Alpi Apuane) +1 other reference
Gallicano ⓘ Zinepri	[Sphalerite] Biagioni et al. (2008)
Stazzema ⓘ Bottino Mine	[Sphalerite] Benvenuti et al. (2000)
ⓘ Levigliani mine	[Sphalerite] Dini (1995)
Pontestazzemese ⓘ Buca della Vena Mine	[Sphalerite] Orlandi et al. (2004)

Japan
Mie Prefecture Taki District Taki ⓘ Nyu mine (Niu mine)	[Metacinnabar] - (n.d.) +1 other reference

Kazakhstan
Karaganda Region ⓘ Dzhezkazgan mining district	[Sphalerite] RWMW specimen +2 other references

Kosovo
Mitrovica District Mitrovica Trepça complex ⓘ Trepça Mine	[Sphalerite] Féraud J. (1979) +3 other references

Norway
Buskerud ⓘ Kongsberg silver mining district	[Sphalerite] Neumann (1944)
Rogaland Karmøy Karmøy Island ⓘ Vigsnes Copper Mines	[Sphalerite] Torkelsen (1993)

Peru
Ancash Bolognesi Province Aquia District ⓘ Pachapaqui mining district	[Sphalerite] - (1997) +2 other references
Huallanca District Huanzala ⓘ Huanzala Mine	[Sphalerite] Imai et al. (1985) +2 other references
Pallasca Province Pampas District ⓘ Pasto Bueno	[Sphalerite] - (1997) +1 other reference
Recuay Province Ticapampa District ⓘ Hercules Mine	[Sphalerite] - (1997)
La Libertad Santiago de Chuco Province Quiruvilca District ⓘ Quiruvilca Mine	[Sphalerite] Burkart-Baumann +2 other references

Poland
Lower Silesian Voivodeship Kłodzko County Nowa Ruda ⓘ Piast Mine	[Sphalerite] Andrzejewski K. (1993)
Lublin Voivodeship Zamość County ⓘ Zaklodzie meteorite	[Browneite] Ma et al. (2012) +1 other reference
Silesian Voivodeship Piekary Śląskie Brzeziny Śląskie ⓘ Orzeł Biały Mine	[Sphalerite var: Schalenblende] Haas (n.d.) +1 other reference

Romania
Maramureș County Baia Mare ⓘ Herja Mine	[Sphalerite] Mârza +10 other references

Russia
Primorsky Krai Dalnegorsk Urban District Dalnegorsk ⓘ Nikolaevskiy Mine	[Sphalerite] Dobovol'skaya et al. (1990) +3 other references

South Africa
Gauteng West Rand District Municipality Far West Rand Western Sector Carletonville ⓘ Kusasalethu Mine	[Sphalerite] Wilson (2001)

Spain
Basque Country Guipúzcoa (Gipuzkoa) Mutiloa ⓘ Troya Mine	[Sphalerite] Calvo et al. (1993) +1 other reference
Cantabria Camaleño ⓘ Áliva Mine	[Sphalerite] Gómez Fernández et al. (2006)
Castile-La Mancha Ciudad Real Almadenejos ⓘ El Entredicho Mine	[Metacinnabar] Olia et al. (1990) +1 other reference
Murcia Cartagena El Gorguel El Pino ⓘ Lola Mine	[Sphalerite var: Marmatite] Calvo Rebollar (2003)

Switzerland
Valais Goms Binn Fäld ⓘ Lengenbach Quarry	[Sphalerite] Graeser et al. (1987)

UK
England Cumbria Eden Alston Moor Nenthead ⓘ Nentsberry Haggs Mine	[Sphalerite]
ⓘ Smallcleugh Mine	[Sphalerite] Dunham (1990)
Dorset West Dorset Symondsbury Eype ⓘ Eype Beach	[Sphalerite] David Baldwin

USA
California Napa County Knoxville Mining District Knoxville ⓘ Redington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine)	[Metacinnabar] USBM IC8252 +7 other references
Colorado Boulder County Balarat Mining District ⓘ Smuggler Mine	[Coloradoite] Dana 7:I:219. +1 other reference
Magnolia Mining District ⓘ Keystone Mine	[Coloradoite] Eckel et al. (1997)
ⓘ Mountain Lion Mine - Keystone vein	[Coloradoite] Eckel et al. (1997)
Mineral County Creede Mining District Amethyst vein ⓘ Commodore Mine	[Sphalerite] Robinson et al. (1984) +1 other reference
Connecticut Fairfield County Brookfield ⓘ U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District)	[Sphalerite] Januzzi (1994) +1 other reference
Litchfield County Thomaston Thomaston Dam ⓘ Thomaston Dam railroad cut	[Sphalerite] Fluorite: The Collector's Choice. Extra ... +7 other references
Woodbury Orenaug Hills ⓘ O & G Southbury Quarry (Silliman Quarry; O & G No. 2 Quarry)	[Sphalerite] J. Zolan +2 other references
Maryland Carroll County Medford ⓘ Medford Quarry	[Sphalerite] J. Wingard
Missouri Lewis County ⓘ Durham	[Sphalerite] Sherwood et al. (1998)
New Jersey Sussex County ⓘ Franklin	[Sphalerite var: Cleiophane]
Tennessee Smith County Carthage ⓘ Elmwood Mine	[Sphalerite] Kyle (1976) +2 other references
ⓘ Tri-State Mining District	[Sphalerite] Rocks & Min. +2 other references

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