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Sphalerite from
Foster Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada


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 Foster Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:67670
Long-form Identifier:1:3:67670:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘCrown Reserve Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘPenn-Canadian Mine (Cobalt Central; Bailey ; Glen Lake ; Big Pete), Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘUniversity Mine (Giroux Lake Mine), Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘSilverfields mine (Alexandra mine), Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘDrummond Mine (Cobalt Comet Mine), Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘJuno Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘMensilvo Mine (Silver Bar Mine), Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘRochester Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘWaldman Mine, Gillies Limit, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘSilver Cross Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
References
Ontario Geological Survey Miscellaneous Paper MP70,464p.
Sabina, A. P. (1974) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Cobalt - Belleterre - Timmins, Ontario and Quebec. Paper 73-13. Geological Survey of Canada doi:10.4095/103345
Satterly, J. (1977) A Catalogue of the Ontario Localities Represented by the Mineral Collection of the Royal Ontario Museum
 
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