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Sphalerite from
Angouran Mine, Sheykhlar, Anguran District, Mahneshan County, Zanjan Province, Iran


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Angouran Mine, Sheykhlar, Anguran District, Mahneshan County, Zanjan Province, Iran
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:136144
Long-form Identifier:1:3:136144:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
25.9km (16.1 miles) ā“˜Zareh Shuran Mine, Takab County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
28.3km (17.6 miles) ā“˜Arabshah deposit, Takab County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
28.8km (17.9 miles) ā“˜Bayche-Bagh Mine, Central District, Mahneshan County, Zanjan Province, Iran
35.1km (21.8 miles) ā“˜Agh-Darreh Mine, Takab County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
46.8km (29.0 miles) ā“˜Chehrabad Pbā€“Znā€“Cu deposit, Chehrabad, Zanjan County, Zanjan Province, Iran
89.4km (55.5 miles) ā“˜Khatoon-Abad porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, Mianeh County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
91.2km (56.7 miles) ā“˜Chomalu deposit, Zanjan County, Zanjan Province, Iran
References
Asadi, H.H., Hale, M. (2001) A predictive GIS model for mapping potential gold and base metal mineralization in Takab area, Iran. Computers & Geosciences, 27 (8) 901-912 doi:10.1016/s0098-3004(00)00130-8
Gilg, H. A., Boni, M., Balassone, G., Allen, C. R., Moore, F. (2003)The 3-stage evolution of the Angouran Zn "oxide"-sulfide deposit, Iran. In: Mineral exploration and sustainable development. Millpress, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 77-80.
Gilg, H. Albert, Boni, Maria, Balassone, Giuseppina, Allen, Cameron R., Banks, David, Moore, Farid (2006) Marble-hosted sulfide ores in the Angouran Zn-(Pbā€“Ag) deposit, NW Iran: interaction of sedimentary brines with a metamorphic core complex. Mineralium Deposita, 41 (1) 1-16 doi:10.1007/s00126-005-0035-5
Maghfouri, Sajjad, Hosseinzadeh, Mohammad Reza, Rajabi, Abdorrahman, Choulet, Flavien (2018) A review of major non-sulfide zinc deposits in Iran. Geoscience Frontiers, 9 (1) 249-272 doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2017.04.003
 
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