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Smithsonite from
Lehong Mine, Qiaojia County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China


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 Lehong Mine, Qiaojia County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:708140
Long-form Identifier:1:3:708140:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smithsonite
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘLemachang Ag-(Pb-Zn) deposit, Ludian County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘHuodehong Pb-Zn deposit, Ludian County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘMaozu Pb-Zn deposit, Qiaojia County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘYinchanggou-Qiluogou Pb-Zn deposit, Quezhushan Pb-Zn ore field, Ningnan County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘWuyi Pb-Zn deposit, Butuo County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘPaoma Pb-Zn deposit (Quezhushan Pb-Zn deposit), Quezhushan Pb-Zn ore field, Ningnan County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
68.7km (42.7 miles) ⓘHuidong lead-zinc mine (Daliangzi Pb-Zn deposit), Huidong County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
75.7km (47.1 miles) ⓘLekai Pb-Zn deposit, Weining County, Bijie, Guizhou, China
76.5km (47.6 miles) ⓘKuangshanchang Zn-Pb deposit, Huize Zn-Pb-(Ag) ore field, Huize County, Qujing, Yunnan, China
78.4km (48.7 miles) ⓘQilinchang Zn-Pb-(Ag-Ge) deposit, Huize Zn-Pb-(Ag) ore field, Huize County, Qujing, Yunnan, China
References
Dianhao Huang (2000): Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 19(4), 349-354
Yunman Zhou (2003): Geology-Geochemistry 31(4), 16-21
Wei, C., Ye, L., Hu, Y., Danyushevskiy, L., Li, Z., & Huang, Z. (2019) Distribution and occurrence of Ge and related trace elements in sphalerite from the Lehong carbonate-hosted Zn-Pb deposit, northeastern Yunnan, China: Insights from SEM and LA-ICP-MS studies. Ore Geology Reviews, 115, 103175.
 
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