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Smithsonite from
Friedensville Mine, Friedensville, Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Smithsonite
Formula:ZnCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hydrozincite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smithsonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Friedensville Mine, Friedensville, Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:10214
Long-form Identifier:1:3:10214:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smithsonite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘUeberroth Mine, Friedensville, Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
44.5km (27.6 miles) ⓘRaub Mine (Raub farm), White Township, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘPerkiomen Copper Mine, Perkiomen Mines, Audubon, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘEcton Mine, Perkiomen Mines, Audubon, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
50.6km (31.4 miles) ⓘMontgomery Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
55.3km (34.4 miles) ⓘNeighbor Mine, Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
89.3km (55.5 miles) ⓘPassaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
89.4km (55.6 miles) ⓘSterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
92.7km (57.6 miles) ⓘBuckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
92.8km (57.7 miles) ⓘBuckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
References
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
Rocks & Minerals (1955) 30:394
 
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