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Smithsonite from
Aroona Mine, Leigh Creek, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia


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 Aroona Mine, Leigh Creek, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:418346
Long-form Identifier:1:3:418346:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smithsonite
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘBeltana Mine, Puttapa, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘAvondale Mine, Mount Lyndhurst Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
74.1km (46.0 miles) ⓘWirrealpa Mine (Flinders Range Silver Lead NL; Donkey Bore Prospect), Angorigina, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
93.3km (58.0 miles) ⓘO'Donoghue's Castle Mine (O'Donohue's Castle Mine), Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park, Gammon Ranges, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
References
Grubb, P. L. C. (1971) Mineralogy and genesis of the Beltana zinc‐lead deposit, Puttapa, South Australia. Journal of the Geological Society of Australia, 18 (2) 165-171 doi:10.1080/00167617108728755
Muller, D. W. (1972) The Geology of the Beltana Willemite Deposits. Economic Geology, 67 (8) 1146-1167 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.67.8.1146
 
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