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Smithsonite from
New Departure Mine, Blue Wing Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, 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 New Departure Mine, Blue Wing Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:495131
Long-form Identifier:1:3:495131:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smithsonite
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘKent Mine, Blue Wing Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘPomeroy Mine (Brick Pomeroy; Silver Buckle; Silver Belt), Blue Wing Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘStapleton prospect, Stapleton Gulch, Argenta, Argenta Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘHecla-Silver King Group, Bryant Mining District (Hecla Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘBlack Rock No. 1 Mine (Radio; Staatz Location No. 75), Lemhi Pass Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘMaryland Mine, Junction Mining District (Little Eightmile Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘElmira Mine, Junction Mining District (Little Eightmile Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘBuckhorn Mine, Junction Mining District (Little Eightmile Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
69.1km (43.0 miles) ⓘGolden Rod Mine (Iron Rod Mine), Silver Star Mining District, Madison County, Montana, USA
85.0km (52.8 miles) ⓘDemocrat Mine, Gilmore, Gilmore Mining District (Texas Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
References
Winchell, Alexander Newton (1914) Mining districts of the Dillon quadrangle, Montana, and adjacent areas. Bulletin 574. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b574
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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