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Sphalerite from
Joy Group, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Joy Group, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1454127
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1454127:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘCopeland Shaft, Southwest and Central Burro Mts Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘSprouse Mine, Southwest and Central Burro Mts Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘNeglected Mine, Southwest and Central Burro Mts Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘFoster Zinc Mine, West Burro Mountains, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘTyrone Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘEdmunds Shaft, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘAfternoon shaft, Little Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘContact Mine, Little Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘFull Moon Mine, Little Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘAstrologer Mine, West Burro Mountains, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
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