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Smithsonite from
79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Smithsonite
Formula:ZnCO3
Comments:Crystals lining vugs with wulfenite, hemimorphite & aurichalcite.
Coats chalcopyrite crystals & galena.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Chalcopyrite
Galena
Rosasite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hemimorphite46
Aurichalcite41
Calcite27
Rosasite26
Wulfenite9
Chrysocolla4
Hetaerolite3
Murdochite1
Baryte1
Chalcophanite1
Plattnerite1
Coronadite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smithsonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view 79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (193 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:201764
Long-form Identifier:1:3:201764:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smithsonite
3.5km (2.2 miles) Curtin Mine (Humphrey Mine), Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) Christmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
37.5km (23.3 miles) Pearl Mine (Pearl property; Pearl vein; Monarch group; Dripping Springs property; Cuba Mine; Magoris Mine; Matt Tar property), Signal Peak area, Black Hills, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
38.6km (24.0 miles) Albert Lea Mine (Albert Lea property; Lea tunnels; Albert Lea tunnels), Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
41.4km (25.7 miles) Irene Mine (Irene group/vein; Dunkirk & Kentucky claims; Comstock prop.; American Manganese Mine; Liberty dep.; New Doughboy; Old Doughboy), Irene Gulch, Midland City, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
41.7km (25.9 miles) Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
45.3km (28.1 miles) Head Center Mine (Harwood Mine; Center Oil and Smelting Co.; Far Mining Enterprises; American Zinc Co.; Aravaipa Mining Co.), Williamson Canyon, Cobre Grande Mountain, Aravaipa, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
90.2km (56.0 miles) Gila Monster Mine, Jaynes, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
90.9km (56.5 miles) Thunderbird Mine, Avra, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
96.6km (60.0 miles) Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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