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Sphalerite from
Bell vein, Buckskin Mountain, National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Vein
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bell vein, Buckskin Mountain, National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:599682
Long-form Identifier:1:3:599682:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
1.1km (0.7 miles) Buckskin National mine, Buckskin Mountain, National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
4.6km (2.8 miles) Birthday vein, National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) National Mine (National vein), National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) Auto Hill, National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
5.2km (3.3 miles) Blum shaft, National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
19.9km (12.4 miles) Solid Silver Mine, Paradise Valley Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) Ohio Mine, Rebel Creek Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) Spring City Mines, Paradise Valley Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
24.2km (15.0 miles) Silver Butte claims, Paradise Valley Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
50.3km (31.3 miles) Moonlight Mine, Disaster Mining District, Montana Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
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