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Hemimorphite from
Dry Branch Zinc Mine (Dry Branch West Mine; McNabb Mine), Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hemimorphite
Formula:Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hemimorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dry Branch Zinc Mine (Dry Branch West Mine; McNabb Mine), Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:419582
Long-form Identifier:1:3:419582:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hemimorphite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘTennessee Zinc and Lead Company No. 14 Mine Shafts No. 3 and No. 4., Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘEmbree Iron Company No. 14 Mine and Extension, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘEmbree Iron Company No. 13 Zinc Mine, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘSimmons Branch Mine and Small Mines East of Simmons Branch, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘRock Quarry Hollow Zinc Mine, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘLittle Polly Hollow Zinc Mine, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘNumber 5 Zinc Mine, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘFowler Iron-Zinc Mine, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘBig Moccasin Zinc Mine, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘNew Peach Orchard Zinc-Lead Shaft (No. 205 Shaft), Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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