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Smithsonite from
Silver Cave Mine, Gym Peak, Florida Mountains 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 Silver Cave Mine, Gym Peak, Florida Mountains Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:172561
Long-form Identifier:1:3:172561:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smithsonite
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘLucky John Mine (Mahoney Mine), Florida Mountains Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘPark Mine (Hilltop Mine), Florida Mountains Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘSan Antonio Mine, Florida Mountains Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘMahoney Mines area, Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘComfort claim, Mahoney Mines area, Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘCincinnati Mine, Cincinnati vein system, Mahoney Mines area, Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospects west of Black Hawk Mine, Cincinnati vein system, Mahoney Mines area, Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘSection 9 Mine, Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
46.9km (29.2 miles) ⓘIndependence lode, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘJesse Mine, Mine Hill, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
References
Walstrom, Robert E. (n.d.) Personal communication.
Griswold, George B. (1961) Mineral deposits of Luna County, New Mexico. Bulletin 72. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-72
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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