| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Sphalerite |
| Formula: | ZnS |
| Comments: | Quite rare. Veins in white calcites. Crystal faces, nicely etched but rather amorphous. Very translucent and gemmy. |
| Colour: | Orange, Green |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sphalerite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Binkley-Ober Quarry, East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 227148 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:227148:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 21fcb7f2-015f-4e4a-8a27-a02fa00556a2 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite |
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| 3.7km (2.3 miles) | ⓘBamford, East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 17.7km (11.0 miles) | ⓘCornwall Mines (Cornwall Iron Mine), Cornwall Borough (Cornwall), Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 17.9km (11.1 miles) | ⓘCounty Line Quarry (Kline's Quarry), Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 18.8km (11.7 miles) | ⓘPequea Silver Mine, Pequea Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 23.9km (14.9 miles) | ⓘMartin Limestone Quarry, East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 24.7km (15.3 miles) | ⓘBillmeyer Quarry, Billmeyer, Conoy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 33.3km (20.7 miles) | ⓘCodorus Stone & Supply Co. Quarry, Emigsville, East Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 37.6km (23.4 miles) | ⓘMedusa Cement Company Quarry, West York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 41.5km (25.8 miles) | ⓘGrace Mine, Morgantown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 44.1km (27.4 miles) | ⓘReeser's Summit, Frogtown, York County, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Journal (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Steven R. Morehead...a week while he and Mrs. Bideaux travelled back east. After he returned he hired Martie Scott to help...was a German-Dutch botanist employed by the Dutch East India Company as a merchant and trade representative...soldier”), under a five-year contract with the Dutch East Indies Company, arriving safely in Java after a...most of Book 3 was highly original, dealing with East Indian minerals and objects never before addressed |
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