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


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Smithsonite

Ueberroth Mine, Friedensville, Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
02664260017272736046255.jpg
Smithsonite

Ueberroth Mine, Friedensville, Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
02664260017272736046255.jpg
Smithsonite

Ueberroth Mine, Friedensville, Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, 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 Ueberroth Mine, Friedensville, Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:138751
Long-form Identifier:1:3:138751:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smithsonite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘFriedensville 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
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