🪨 Sphalerite
Zinc sulfide mineral, the primary ore of zinc. Found in Missouri, Wisconsin, New York, and Kentucky's Mississippi Valley deposits.
Best Places to Find Sphalerite
Rose Hill Mine
Ogdensburg, New York · Fee Dig
Famous mineral locality in the Balmat-Edwards district known for fluorite, sphalerite, and calcite specimens.
Platteville Galena Mines
Platteville, Wisconsin · Public Land
Historic lead-zinc mining district. Mine dumps and exposures produce galena, sphalerite, and calcite specimens. Mineral collecting on public areas.
Kentucky-Illinois Fluorite District
Marion, Kentucky · Public Land
Historic fluorite mining district along the Ohio River. Mine dumps produce colorful fluorite, calcite, and sphalerite crystals.
Indiana Fluorspar District
Rising Sun, Indiana · Public Land
Historic fluorite mining district in southeast Indiana. Mine dumps produce colorful fluorite, calcite, and sphalerite crystals along the Ohio River.
Hog Mountain
Alexander City, Alabama · Fee Dig
Historic gold mining area NE of Alexander City in Tallapoosa County. Known for gold, pyrite, galena, and other sulfide minerals. Old mines and prospec...
Potosi Lead Mine District
Potosi, Missouri · Fee Dig
Historic lead mining district in Washington County. Old mine dumps produce galena cubes, calcite, pyrite, and sphalerite. Part of the famous Missouri ...