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Smithsonite from
Faywood Mine, José Mining District, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Smithsonite
Formula:ZnCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smithsonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Faywood Mine, José Mining District, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1243762
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1243762:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smithsonite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘSummit group (Poe Mines), Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘInez Mine, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘDesdemona Mine, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘOld Dude shaft, Macho Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘLookout Mine, Tierra Blanca Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘPatsy Mine, Carpenter Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘGray Eagle Mine, South Percha Creek, Tierra Blanca Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
39.2km (24.3 miles) ⓘChino Mine (Santa Rita pit; Santa Rita Mine), Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
40.5km (25.2 miles) ⓘGround Hog Mine, Vanadium, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
40.8km (25.4 miles) ⓘIron King Mine, Lady Franklin Camp, Kingston Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
References
USGS MRDS - Faywood Mine file, Deposit ID 10014014
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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