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Sphalerite from
Comanche Mine, Mineral King, Mineral King Mining District, Tulare County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Comanche Mine, Mineral King, Mineral King Mining District, Tulare County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:335462
Long-form Identifier:1:3:335462:9
GUID (UUID V4):b985ccc9-5c4b-4765-bc19-be2eb627fa17
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
4.2km (2.6 miles) White Chief Mine, Hengst Peak, Mineral King Mining District, Tulare County, California, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) Lady Franklin Mine (Lady Franklin prospect), Rainbow Mountain, Mineral King, Mineral King Mining District, Tulare County, California, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) White Horse occurrence, Empire Mountain, Mineral King Mining District, Tulare County, California, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) Young America claim (Rothchild claim; Zinc King claim), Empire Mountain, Mineral King Mining District, Tulare County, California, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) Powell Mine (Powell Copper Mine; Powell No. 6; Cedar Mine; Toughgoing group; Optimo Nos. 1-6; Sequoia Zinc; Tule Copper property; Able Lode claim), Mountain Home, Tulare County, California, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) Cedar Hill Mine, Camp Wishon, Tulare County, California, USA
23.9km (14.9 miles) Elster Mine (Elster claim), Camp Wishon, Tulare County, California, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) Thunder Shower and Buckhead Zinc Mine (Thundershower and Buckingham Mine; Thunder Shower), Camp Wishon, Tulare County, California, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) Iron Capping Mine (Iron Capping group; Lottie claim; Homestake claim; McGeorge group; Tipparey claim; Uncle Sam claim; Big Lion claim), Camp Wishon, Tulare County, California, USA
59.5km (37.0 miles) Long John Mine (Delthe Black Warrior Mine), Haystack Mountain (Haystack; Boulder Mountain; Kern Knob), Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
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73401 OKLAHOMA Figure 1. Oklahoma counties. Mineral Locality Index Although perhaps best known for...beautiful specimens of calcite, brochantite, and sphalerite. 0 k,,,ama, a state with an area of almost...“world-class” mineral specimens, but it has produced fine to excellent specimens from numerous mineral localities...several counties. In addition, the TriState zinchead mining area, active for more than one hundred years, extends...as the Picher district, which is in the Oklahoma portion of the TriState. This district has probably produced
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Texas mineral locality INDEX Whereas Texas is well known for its vastness, cattle industry, and oil...second largest state, has produced relatively few mineral specimens for collectors and is practically unknown...show, Texas has had—or currently has—nu­ merous mineral occurrences with the potential to produce good...collecting. Although Texas is not known for its mining industry, be­ cause of its large oil and gas exploration...record locality information or to protect the mineral specimens they picked up and tossed in their buckets
Report (volume)
............................................ California....................................................................................... 102 District of Columbia ....................................the Geological Survey's annual report entitled "Mineral Eesources of the United States" for 1882 and 1887...more until 1914. During that period, however, the mineral resources of the United States were enormously...resources of the country. Many changes in the mineral industry other than increase in production have
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Minerals of California By ARTHUR S. EAKLE, MARCH, Ph.D. 1914 Issued by California State Mining Bureau...Hon Hiram W. Johnson, Governor of the State of California. Sir: I have the honor to transmit Bureau...Minerals of herewith Bulletin 67 of the State Mining California. This work was made possible at this date...Bureau. and Mineralogy of the University of California, with this Eakle has given freely of his time...that this bulletin will be of service to the mineral industry. Respectfully submitted. Fletcher McN
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MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA BULLETIN No STATE ; . .. : DlViSIi BUILDIN 113 COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE...AGRICULTURE DAVIS, CALIFORNIA STATE OF CAUFORNIA DEPABTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES GEORGE D. NORDENHOLT, Director...MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA By ADOLF PABST Associate Professor of Mineralogy University of California BERKELEY...BERKELEY CALIFORNIA STATE PRINTING OFFICE GEORGE H. MOORE. State Printer SACRAMENTO. 51440 1938 TABLE...Letter of Transmittal 5 Map 6 Outline o['. California Preface 7 Introduction 11 Native Elements
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596 ROCKS AND MINERALS WORLD NEWS ON MINERAL OCCURRENCES Items on new finds are desired. Please send...an in a recent letter he writes: "Bastnaand old mine tunnel located west of Tucson. There were also calcite...much of the barite with cal- tain Pass, Calif. The mine is about 3 miles cite and galena." David P. Record...Mart, 4400 Mission Road, road leads to the mine. The mine consists of one shaft. Some bastnasite has...crystals. It is an attractive speciassaying. This mine will be a potential men. source of cerium metal
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES RICHARD SACHSE, Director DIVISION OF MINES FERRY...BRADLEY State Mineralogist JANUARY, 1940 No. CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY QUARTERLY CHAPTER...FERRY BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA 85005 LIBRARY UNIVERSITY Of CALIFORNIA DAVIS ] DIVISION OF MINES...A. Logan, District Mining Engineer C. Jenkins, Chief Geologist McK. Laizure, District W. Burling...Tucker, Reid J. Mining Engineer District Sampson, Assistant Mining Engineer District Engineer Chas
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M^iajKaMVMtrVMMIMMVW^- 'Vv s > MINERALS Of CALIFORNIA BULl,ETIN N«, 91 issei0 BY rr: ^ ;wIFORNIA...BULLETIN [November, 1922 No. 91 Minerals of California $ BY ARTHUR S. EAKLE, Ph. D. Professor...Mineralogy, University of California COMPLIMENTS OF ^^^foyd Sc, c/iosty GIST CALIFORNIA STATE PRINTING OFFICE...Stephens, Governor of the State of California, Sacramento, California Sir: I have the honor to transmit...upon the minerals of California. This bulletin records our knowledge of California minerals to date,
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS »v ' " ; ^,- • ^... -'--' . CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU. Henry...UNIVERSiiY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS To his Excellency George Stoneman, Governor of California: Sir: I have...fifth annual report of the State Mineralogist of California, in compliance with section three of an Act of...provide for the establishment and maintenance of a Mining Bureau," approved April 16, 1880. I have the honor...1885. REPORT. The Act creating the California State Mining- Bureau, approvides for an annual report
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