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Choix, Choix Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexicoi
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Smithsonite

El Refugio Mine, Choix, Choix Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico
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Smithsonite

El Refugio Mine, Choix, Choix Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico
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Smithsonite

El Refugio Mine, Choix, Choix Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico
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Smithsonite

El Refugio Mine, Choix, Choix Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico
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Smithsonite

El Refugio Mine, Choix, Choix Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico
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Smithsonite

El Refugio Mine, Choix, Choix Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico
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Smithsonite

El Refugio Mine, Choix, Choix Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico
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Smithsonite

El Refugio Mine, Choix, Choix Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 45' 0'' North , 108° 22' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
26.75000,-108.38333
GeoHash:
G#: 9sfbjttwj
GRN:
N18W69
Type:
Town - last checked 2023
KΓΆppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
8314
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:8314:3
GUID (UUID V4):
948d457a-3a16-41aa-8b2d-e3408a8760c1


The Choix District includes a number of small vein and carbonate replacement deposits (CRDs) in thin Cretaceous limestone units intruded by "granitic" stocks and dikes, probably of Laramide to mid-Tertiary age. Most of the deposits are zinc-rich and oxidized, but the Refugio Mine is the only one to produce decent smithsonite, which occurs in a vertically limited oxide zone overlying deeper primary sphalerite-pyrite mineralization in a small garnet skarn developed along the contact of a quartz-diorite stock.

NOTE: Colorful smithsonite specimens have been mistakenly attributed to other mines in the district, especially the Santa Anita and many have mistakenly referred to the Refugio as the Santa Anita.


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10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
β“˜ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
BBoron
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
WTungsten
Wβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)

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References

Megaw, P.K.M., (2010) Mexican Smithsonite: ExtraLapis, No. 13, Smithsonite: Lithographie, Denver Co., p. 28-37.
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