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Smithsonite from
Columbia mine, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Smithsonite
Formula:ZnCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite1 photo of Smithsonite associated with Fluorite at this locality.
Kaolinite1 photo of Smithsonite associated with Kaolinite at this locality.
Galena1 photo of Smithsonite associated with Galena at this locality.
Quartz1 photo of Smithsonite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smithsonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Columbia mine, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:283826
Long-form Identifier:1:3:283826:7
GUID (UUID V4):2dd00bed-322c-4faa-bc45-0d9a1a8e3015
Nearest other occurrences of Smithsonite
0.7km (0.4 miles) Old Jim Mine, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) Eureka Prospects, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) Hickory Cane Mine, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) Commodore Mine, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) Big Four Group Fluorspar Mines (Larue Fault System), Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) Brown Mine, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) Babb Fault System, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) Hodge Number 1 Mine, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar Mining District, Caldwell County, Kentucky, USA
14.1km (8.7 miles) Lafayette Mine (Tabb No. 1 shaft; Wheatcroft shaft; Brownward shaft), Frances, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) Cave-in-Rock, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
LEAD, ZINC, AND FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF WESTERN KENTUCKY BY E. o. and W. S. TANGKLER SMITH WASHINGTON...lead, zinc, and fluorspar deposits of western Kentucky," by E. O. Ulrich and W. S. Tangier Smith, and...cooperative agreement with the State Survey of Kentucky, and a brief summary of the results was published...territory, while attached to the Geological Survey of Kentucky. The field was again visited by Mr. Ulrich in... LEAD, ZINC, AND FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF WESTERN KENTUCKY. Part I.-G-EOLOG-Y AND GKENEHAL RELATIONS. By
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Kentucky Kentucky Mineral Mineral Locality Index Downloaded by [Dalhousie University] at 18:01 27 December...Caldwell Stone Company quarry, Danville, Boyle County. Terry Huizing specimen and photo. K entucky...Commonwealth is Black Mountain in the Appalachians (Harlan County) at 4,139 feet. The lowest point is the floor of...quarry near Grand Rivers (Livingston County) in western Kentucky, at 100 feet below sea level. There are...kimberlite in Elliott County in eastern Kentucky and alnöite intrusions in Crittenden and Livingston counties
Journal (issue)
Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A, County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Steven R. Morehead...January-February 1997 Volume Twenty-eight, Number One Hlmois-Kentucky Fluorite District Correspondents Miguel Calvo...group, 13 cm, w ith calcite from the Minerva No. 1 mine, near Cave in Rock, Illinois. Marvin Rausch collection;...Sterling mine at Antwerp, New York; the Alpine veins near Sherbrooke, Quebec; the Nanisivik mine on Baffin...country and soon became a collector. The cobalt mine at Bou-Azzer was among his favorite localities,
Journal (issue)
commemorate the recent history of the Illinois-Kentucky fluorspar district. I had wanted to hold this...quartz, Midstate Quarry, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas. 2 Mineral News The 9th Maine Mineral...fluorite mine, Westmoreland, New Hampshire. The Rocks and Minerals article (Vol. 65) on the mine does not...specimens on display dispelled any doubts. The Wise Mine fluorite and quartz matrix specimens on display...discussed the mining and pocket discoveries at the Berry Mine, in the southern half of the Berry-Havey pegmatite
Report (volume)
Levias-Keystone and Dike-Eaton Areas Crittenden County, Kentucky GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1122-E...Levias-Keystone and Dike-Eaton Areas Crittenden County, Kentucky By ROBERT D. TRACE CONTRIBUTIONS TO...-___--_-___----_--_-__-____--__----_____ Old Standard mine area________-___________--_________-_-_LaRue Brothers...Map of part of Keystone mine and Chipps shaft. Map and sections of Gilless mine. Section of Mississippian...LEVIAS-KEYSTONE AND DIKE-BATON AREAS, CRITTENDEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY By EGBERT D. TRACE ABSTRACT The fault
Report (volume)
Erasmus Haworth, University of Kansas, Lawrence. Kentucky........Mr. J. B. Hoeing, Frankfort. Mr. J. H....See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson...Jefferson County, at Elyton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works; St. Clair County, at Gfeensport; Shelby
Book
Le WU aa, Lay nibs 7|| ¥ —& Loe sh Kentucky Geological Survey WILLARD ROUSE JILLSON DIRECTOR...SERIES VoLUME SIX THIRTEEN Fluorspar Deposits of Kentucky 1923 UIA AsuUITyO Iedsanoy ‘ouTUT s9d.IO;...AG *M ‘HY NOSTIIF ~ FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS of KENTUCKY A description and interpretation of the geologic...geologic occurrence and industrial importance of Kentucky F luorspar BY Louts WADE ASSISTANT CURRIER...Copies THE KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FRANKFoRT, Ky. 1923 Copyrighted 1923 for THE KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL
Book (edition)
mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to...to Helena, in Shelby county, the field has an average width of 5 or 6 miles. Below that point the width...miles being in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater...Jefferson county; Helena, Montevallo, and Brierfield, Shelby county; and at Blocion. Bibb county. The Warrior
Report (volume)
........................... 102 District of Columbia ....................................................................................... 135 Kentucky.................................................See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities : Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20 S., R. 7 E.;
Book (volume)
Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and  the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON:  at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate;  N
Journal (issue)
Weber by the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (see February 2005 Mineral News - Ed.). Between...noted for the mounted specimens acquired by the LA County Museum, the collection provides a solid reference...unpublished 'skorpionite' from the new Skorpion Mine near Rosh Pinah in Southwest Namibia were offered...green smithsonite or tarbuttite. Skorpion Mine is expected to become the world's largest zinc mine, covering...new minerals from that mine. I saw a few pieces of kochsandorite from the coal mine at Many in Hungary.
Book (volume)
instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE:  area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles Eye Tunnel
Journal (issue)
Pakistan.Will Heierman collection. Illinois- Kentucky Fluorspar District Symposium by the Friends of...Alan Goldstein 1607 Washington Blvd. Louisville, Kentucky 40242-3539 deepskyspy@insightbb.com The symposium...1998 symposium on the closing of the Illinois-Kentucky fluorspar district that I organized at Indiana...owner of several Kentucky mines and on the board of the Clement Mineral Museum in Marion. I was also aware...reception at the Ben Clement Mineral Museum in Marion, Kentucky. This was the first time the museum hosted
Book (volume)
ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA
Book (volume)
ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
specimens of blende from Roxbury, Connecticut, and from Mine Hill, New Jersey, did not contain this element....in some low grade sulphurets from the Iron Silver Mine of Leadville, Colorado. Hartley and Ramageoreported...Sullivan Mine, Kimberley, British Columbia Lucky Jim Mine, Sandon-Kaslo, British Columbia BelI Mine, Beaverdell...Beaverdell, British Columbia Prosperity Mine, Marmot River, British Columbia Mohawk Mine, New Hazelton, British...British Columbia Geneva Lake Mine, Geneva Lake, Ontario Montauban, Quebec Quyon, Quebec Mexico Nogales
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
also present. "Specimen comes from a mine somewhere in Yuma County, Arizona."—on label. ARKANSAS—In the...of Diamonds is an abandoned diamond mine (the only diamond mine in the U.S.) that has been opened up...(west of the city). That would be in Jefferson County."—letter dated—June 31, 1956, from Marie Kennedy...of a fish. Nokomis, in the S.W. part of Sarasota County, is on the Gulf of Mexico. GEORGIA—The following...between Canton and Ball Ground (both in Cherokee County, Ga.). It is 2 cm. across, dark red apparently
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(top left). Calcite, 5.5 cm high, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...(above). Fluorite, 13.1 cm wide, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Francis Benjamin specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...(left). Fluorite, 2.5 cm on edge, Elmwood mine, Carthage, Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen and photo. Figure...Figure 4 (right). Cumberland mine, Smith County. Travis Paris photo (2004). Figure 5 (far right page)...barite specimens at the Elmwood zinc mine in middle Tennessee. This mine, opened in 1975, and other nearby
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
FLUORSPAR, LEAD WESTERN AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF KENTUCKY. F. Ju•.•us Forts. These depositsare of economicinterest...WesternKentuckycoalfieldto the east. It comprises Caldwell, Crittenden, Livingston,Christian,Lyon andTrigg counties...................... Quaternary (Pleistocene). Columbia formation (Brown loam and clays) .......... Lafayette.... Tullahoma formation (Under cover in western Kentucky) ................................. Devonian System...System. Ohio shale (Under cover in wesfern Kentucky) ........ 3I-I2• 1-25 II5-I5O 3o0-500 2o0-225
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils;
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pale smoky crystals, from the Center, Cherokee County, Ala., locality and that they are very good. This...Madison County. "Beryl: as light golden crystals, fractured but gemmy, from near Hissop, Coosa County." Arizona—A...Las Vegas, Nev., publicity director of the Clark County Gem Collectors, carried the following paragraph...locality is the south shore of Lake Mead, Mohave County, Ariz. Another letter from Mr. Drury contained...(petrified wood) are found 3 miles west of Piggott, Clay County, Ark. California—A new California mineral is perovskite
Report (issue)
STATES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE ILLINOIS-KENTUCKY DISTRICT By Paul Hatmaker Former Mining Engineer...of production 16 Origin and occurrence 18 Kentucky district Western States Mining districts of the...United States 21 18 Illinois- 21 Illinois-Kentucky 21 California 27 Colorado 27 New Mexico...37 Domestic production Imports statistics and mine stocks 40 40 Tariff history 51 Exports Domestic...Fluorspar vein at the 500-foot level of the Daisy mine, Rosiclare Lead & Fluor- 6. Method FIG. 1. 2
Journal (issue)
scepter with pyrite, 7 cm, from Spruce Ridge, King County, Washington; Rick Dillhoff collection; Jeff Scovil...Acanthite with silver, 2.6 cm, from the Uchucchacua mine, Peru; Allan Young collection and photo. Amethyst... Alaska and the Canadian Provinces of British Columbia and Alberta. Disclaimer The Mineralogical Record...was discovered along the Fraser River in British Columbia, a new gold rush drew more than 30,000 prospectors...so heavy that by the end of the year “British Columbia” had been formally established as a British colony—in
Report (issue)
11'-. 1 - **«" V.'-."i 03ie Columbia mine area in Grittemien County, Ky,, was the site of the first...first mining operations in the western Kentucky fluorspar S0velopm&nt of the area "began' in 1^35 when Andrew...&7&jC;)t^^ ore in the three principal mines on the Columbia property is estimated to total 10,000 tons, and...than SO,000 tons of ore'~are" inferred at the Columbia mine alone. These reserve figureSjT3bllSot:.ri'riolu4e:...'the JClpndike, !Sie Columbia mine area is U^ milee west -northwest of Marion, Ky. , and States Highway
 
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