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Smithsonite from
Embree Iron Company No. 13 Zinc Mine, Unicoi County, Tennessee, 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 Embree Iron Company No. 13 Zinc Mine, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:419586
Long-form Identifier:1:3:419586:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smithsonite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘEmbree Iron Company No. 14 Mine and Extension, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘRock Quarry Hollow Zinc Mine, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘNumber 5 Zinc Mine, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘJackson Mine, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘNew Peach Orchard Zinc-Lead Shaft (No. 205 Shaft), Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘPeach Orchard Mine, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘLick Log Zinc Shaft, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘWatauga Point zinc prospect, Hampton Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘDobbins Prospect (Dobbins farm prospect), Fall Branch-Greeneville Mining District, Greene County, Tennessee, USA
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘFall Branch zinc mine, Fall Branch Barite Mining District (Fall Branch-Greeneville Mining District), Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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