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Smithsonite from
Weston Pass District, Lake County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Smithsonite
Formula:ZnCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smithsonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Weston Pass District, Lake County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:460579
Long-form Identifier:1:3:460579:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smithsonite
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘDauntless Mine (Dauntless tunnel), Horseshoe Basin Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘHill Top Mine, Horseshoe Basin Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘSherman Mine (Sherman tunnel; Leadville Corporation Mine; Day Mines; Hilltop Mine), Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake County, Colorado, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘContinental Chief Mine, Dyer Mountain, Horseshoe District, Mosquito Range, Lake County, Colorado, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘIbex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘTucson Mine, Iron Hill, Lake County, Colorado, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘWolftone Mine, Carbonate Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘMaid Of Erin Mine, Carbonate Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘMay Queen Mine, Fryer Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
15.5km (9.7 miles) ⓘRobert E. Lee Mine, Fryer Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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