| Locality type: | Pit |
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| Species: | Sphalerite |
| Formula: | ZnS |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sphalerite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Galactic open pit, Summitville, Summitville Mining District (Summit Mining District), Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1077280 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1077280:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 4b6989e3-b68d-4cb3-8e24-167dbbcf4276 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite |
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| 1.1km (0.7 miles) | ⓘAztec Mine (Summit Lode Mine; Fairview Mine; Aztec No. 1; Aztec No. 2; Claim: Aztec; MS 621a), South Mountain, Summitville Mining District (Summit Mining District), Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA |
| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘSummitville Mine (Reynolds Tunnel; Golconda Tunnel), Summitville Mining District (Summit Mining District), Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA |
| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘGolconda Mine, South Mountain, Summitville Mining District (Summit Mining District), Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA |
| 2.8km (1.7 miles) | ⓘTunnel No. 2 claim, Summitville Mining District (Summit Mining District), Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA |
| 4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘAlum Creek Property, Summitville Mining District (Summit Mining District), Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA |
| 8.6km (5.3 miles) | ⓘParole Mine (Parole Group; Patented Claims: Parole; MS 6606; Parole No. 2; MS 6606), Platoro Mining District (Ute Mining District), Conejos County, Colorado, USA |
| 8.6km (5.3 miles) | ⓘForest King Mine (Forest King Group; Ophir; MS 6342; Bonanza King; MS 6342), Platoro Mining District (Ute Mining District), Conejos County, Colorado, USA |
| 8.9km (5.5 miles) | ⓘMammoth Revenue Mine (Mammoth Mine), Platoro Mining District (Ute Mining District), Conejos County, Colorado, USA |
| 9.4km (5.8 miles) | ⓘMiser Mine (Plutarch; Ballantine; Clara; MS 6607), Decatur NE Mining District (Jasper Mining District), Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA |
| 9.8km (6.1 miles) | ⓘGuadaloupe Mine (Patented Claim: Guadaloupe; MS 2316; Guadaloupe Crosscut), Decatur NE Mining District (Jasper Mining District), Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 04:09 22 November 2014 Covellite Summitville, Rio Grande County, Colorado Two minerals are typically formed...Gem and Mineral Show (15–17 September), a fine Summitville covellite was nominated as the Connoisseur’s...chalcopyrite, chalcocite, enargite, arsenopyrite, sphalerite, and bornite. Excellent chalcocite pseudomorphs...Hampshire County, Massachusetts; Mineral Hill, WakeFigure 1. A surprisingly large 15 x 17-cm Summitville, Colorado...with unusually thick, blue-tarnished crystals. Colorado School of Mines Museum specimen, Paul Bartos photo |
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