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Smithsonite from
Black Rock No. 1 Mine (Radio; Staatz Location No. 75), Lemhi Pass 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 Black Rock No. 1 Mine (Radio; Staatz Location No. 75), Lemhi Pass Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:496441
Long-form Identifier:1:3:496441:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smithsonite
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘElmira Mine, Junction Mining District (Little Eightmile Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘBuckhorn Mine, Junction Mining District (Little Eightmile Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘMaryland Mine, Junction Mining District (Little Eightmile Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
46.4km (28.9 miles) ⓘPomeroy Mine (Brick Pomeroy; Silver Buckle; Silver Belt), Blue Wing Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
46.8km (29.1 miles) ⓘKent Mine, Blue Wing Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘNew Departure Mine, Blue Wing Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘDemocrat Mine, Gilmore, Gilmore Mining District (Texas Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
52.9km (32.9 miles) ⓘHilltop Mine, Gilmore Mining District (Texas Mining District), Lemhi Range Roadless Area Review & Evaluation Area (RARE II), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
57.7km (35.9 miles) ⓘStapleton prospect, Stapleton Gulch, Argenta, Argenta Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
73.8km (45.9 miles) ⓘViola Mine (Marie; Viola Zinc Property; Nicholia Mine), Nicholia Mining District, Italian Peak Roadless Area Review & Evaluation Area (RARE II), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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