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Smithsonite from
Maoping Pb-Zn deposit, Zhaoyang District, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Smithsonite
Formula:ZnCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smithsonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Maoping Pb-Zn deposit, Zhaoyang District, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:905556
Long-form Identifier:1:3:905556:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smithsonite
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘLekai Pb-Zn deposit, Weining County, Bijie, Guizhou, China
74.6km (46.3 miles) ⓘHuodehong Pb-Zn deposit, Ludian County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
77.1km (47.9 miles) ⓘLemachang Ag-(Pb-Zn) deposit, Ludian County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
79.7km (49.5 miles) ⓘMaomaochang-Zhazichang Pb-Zn deposit, Hezhang County, Bijie, Guizhou, China
80.8km (50.2 miles) ⓘZhugongtang Pb-Zn Deposit, Hezhang County, Bijie, Guizhou, China
86.1km (53.5 miles) ⓘLehong Mine, Qiaojia County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
93.4km (58.0 miles) ⓘMaozu Pb-Zn deposit, Qiaojia County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
97.6km (60.6 miles) ⓘTianqiao Pb-Zn deposit, Hezhang County, Bijie, Guizhou, China
References
Changqing Zhang, Jingwen Mao, Suoping Wu, Houmin Li, Feng Liu, Baojian Guo, and Derong Gao (2005): Mineral Deposits 24(3), 336-348
Niu, Pan–Pan, Jiang, Shao–Yong, Muñoz, Manuel (2024) Formation of the giant Maoping Mississippi Valley-type Pb–Zn (Ge) deposit via fluid mixing: Evidence from trace element and sulfur isotope geochemistry of pyrite. Ore Geology Reviews, 169. 106110 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106110
 
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