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Smithsonite from
Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Smithsonite
Formula:ZnCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Aragonite
Hydrozincite
Mimetite
Vanadinite
Wulfenite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smithsonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:217641
Long-form Identifier:1:3:217641:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Smithsonite in this Region
Castle Dome Mine group, Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
Buckeye vein group, Castle Dome Mine group, Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
Flora Temple Mine (Flora Temple Extension Mine), Castle Dome Mine group, Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
Unnamed prospect, Keystone claim area (Goat claim area), Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Smithsonite
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘBuckeye vein group, Castle Dome Mine group, Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘFlora Temple Mine (Flora Temple Extension Mine), Castle Dome Mine group, Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
39.0km (24.3 miles) ⓘRiverview Mine, Imperial National Wildlife Refuge, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘChloride-Mandarin-Cash Entry prospects, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
43.5km (27.0 miles) ⓘBlack Rock Mine, Black Rock Wash, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘHamburg Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
43.7km (27.1 miles) ⓘPrincess Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘPapago Mine, Black Rock Wash, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
44.3km (27.6 miles) ⓘDives Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘRed Cloud Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
References
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.118
 
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