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Smithsonite from
Wolftone Mine, Carbonate Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, 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 Wolftone Mine, Carbonate Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:549237
Long-form Identifier:1:3:549237:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smithsonite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘMaid Of Erin Mine, Carbonate Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘMay Queen Mine, Fryer Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘRobert E. Lee Mine, Fryer Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘTucson Mine, Iron Hill, Lake County, Colorado, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘIbex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘContinental Chief Mine, Dyer Mountain, Horseshoe District, Mosquito Range, Lake County, Colorado, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘSherman Mine (Sherman tunnel; Leadville Corporation Mine; Day Mines; Hilltop Mine), Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake County, Colorado, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘHill Top Mine, Horseshoe Basin Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘDauntless Mine (Dauntless tunnel), Horseshoe Basin Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘWeston Pass District, Lake County, Colorado, USA
References
Rosemeyer, Tom (2008) Minerals of the Wolftone Mine. Rocks & Minerals, 83 (5) 402-409 doi:10.3200/rmin.83.5.402-409
 
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