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Sphalerite from
San Pietro Mine, Monte Tamara mining area, Nuxis, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy


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 San Pietro Mine, Monte Tamara mining area, Nuxis, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:259935
Long-form Identifier:1:3:259935:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘSu Sinibidraxiu Mine, Monte Tamara mining area, Nuxis, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘIs Lassinus Mine, Monte Tamara mining area, Nuxis, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘSa Marchesa Mine, Nuxis, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘTruba Niedda Mine (Trubba Niedda Mine), Rosas Mine Complex (Rosas Mine), Narcao, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘRosas Mine Complex (Rosas Mine), Narcao, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘBarisonis Mine (Barisonis stope), Rosas Mine Complex (Rosas Mine), Narcao, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘMitza Sermentus Mine (Mitza Sermentus stope), Rosas Mine Complex (Rosas Mine), Narcao, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘS’Ega Su Forru Mine, Rosas Mine Complex (Rosas Mine), Narcao, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘMont'Ega Mine (Montega Mine), Narcao, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘOrbai Mine, Villamassargia, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
References
(n.d.) Collezionare minerali. Hobby & Work.
Deidda, Matteo L., Naitza, Stefano, Moroni, Marilena, De Giudici, Giovanni B., Fancello, Dario, Idini, Alfredo, Risplendente, Andrea (2023) Mineralogy of the scheelite-bearing ores of Monte Tamara, SW Sardinia: insights for the evolution of a Late Variscan W–Sn skarn system. Mineralogical Magazine, 87 (1) 86-108 doi:10.1180/mgm.2022.119
 
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