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Sphalerite from
Panasqueira Mines, Portugal


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sideriteⓘ56 photos of Sphalerite associated with Siderite at this locality.
Arsenopyriteⓘ49 photos of Sphalerite associated with Arsenopyrite at this locality.
Muscoviteⓘ46 photos of Sphalerite associated with Muscovite at this locality.
Chalcopyriteⓘ42 photos of Sphalerite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality.
Quartzⓘ39 photos of Sphalerite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Fluorapatiteⓘ36 photos of Sphalerite associated with Fluorapatite at this locality.
Pyriteⓘ18 photos of Sphalerite associated with Pyrite at this locality.
Calciteⓘ17 photos of Sphalerite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Fluoriteⓘ9 photos of Sphalerite associated with Fluorite at this locality.
Ferberiteⓘ9 photos of Sphalerite associated with Ferberite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Panasqueira Mines, Portugal
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Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:20032
Long-form Identifier:1:3:20032:7
GUID (UUID V4):38fa2126-0f4c-4a31-9a6a-df9c7c63e336
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found and smelted. Remains of Bronze Age copper mines can be found, for instance, in various parts of...without causing obvious changes in the mineral. Sphalerite, ZnS, practically always contains some iron,...separate species but remains a variety (p. 29). Sphalerite never contains more than about 20 per cent of...extent of substitution n1ay be limited as in sphalerite, or unlimited as in the plagioclases or in magnesi...deposits galena is almost invariably accompanied by sphalerite. Certain other minerals may exclude one another
 
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