Abdorrahman Rajabi, Ebrahim Rastad, Carles Canet, Pura Alfonso (2015): The early Cambrian Chahmir shale-hosted Zn–Pb deposit, Central Iran: an example of vent-proximal SEDEX mineralization. Mineralium Deposita 50, 571-590.

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS

List of minerals for each chemical element

S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

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Indian Plate (India Plate)

Yazd BlockOrogenic Belt

Iran

Yazd-Anarak Metallogenic BeltMineral Belt

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