Smithsonite from
Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA

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Smithsonite

Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA

Smithsonite

Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA

Smithsonite

Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA

Smithsonite

Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA

Smithsonite

Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA

Smithsonite

Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA

Smithsonite

Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA

Smithsonite

Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA

Smithsonite

Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA

Classification
Locality type:	Mine
Species:	Smithsonite
Formula:	ZnCO₃
Comments:	Occurs in abundance; unusual stalactitic forms in the limestone footwall.
Confirmation
Validity:	Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:	Visually Identified
Associated Minerals:
Associates:	Aurichalcite Hemimorphite Hydrozincite Rosasite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hydrozincite	5
Linarite	1
Galena	1
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Smithsonite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
Photo Gallery	View Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	10220
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:10220:1
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Localities for Smithsonite in this Region
Ignacio Mine (St. Ignacio Mine; Saint Ignacio Mine; Ygnacio Mine), Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Smithsonite

0.1km (0.1 miles)	ⓘ Royal group (Spear; Lead Queen; Silver Spear; Cerro Gordo Extension), Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles)	ⓘ Belmont Mine, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles)	ⓘ Newtown Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles)	ⓘ Ignacio Mine (St. Ignacio Mine; Saint Ignacio Mine; Ygnacio Mine), Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles)	ⓘ San Lucas Mine (Perseverance Mine), Cerro Gordo Peak, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles)	ⓘ Ella Mine (Ella group), Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles)	ⓘ Ventura Mine (Silver Reef claim; Sunset claim), Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles)	ⓘ Smithsonite claim, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles)	ⓘ Swansea Mine (Pennsylvania Mine; Queen of the Mountains Mine), Swansea, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles)	ⓘ Santa Rosa Mine (Lee-Santa Rosa Mine; Santa Rosa Mines), Malpais Mesa, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
References
Dana 7: II: 250 15th Report of the State Mineralogist, California Mining Bureau: 74 *Walstrom, Robert E. (n.d.) Personal communication.* Rogers, Austin Flint (1912b), Notes on rare minerals from California: Columbia University, School of Mines Quarterly: 33: 374 Waring, Clarence A. (1915), Inyo County Merriam, Charles Warren (1963), Geology of the Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo County, California: USGS PP 408, 83 pp.: 43 Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 340. *Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.*

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Smithsonite from Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA

Smithsonite from
Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA