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Smithsonite On Goethite & Aragonite

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Smithsonite On Goethite & Aragonite

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Description
Locality: 
Lavrion District Mines, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12.7 × 15.6 × 3.2 cm
Weight: 
456.00gr
Description

Large, curious and very aesthetic crystallization and formation of light blue-grey Smithsonite crystallized as a layer over thin Goethite crystal formations associated with lightly lustrous Aragonite! This piece, although flat in appearance, has quite a structural display difficult to show on pictures. Beautiful and rare Smithsonite specimen from Lavrion!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Smithsonite

Formula: 
ZnCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Streak: 
White

Goethite

Formula: 
α-Fe3+O(OH)
Strunz: 
4.00.
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Type Locality: 
Hollertszug Mine (Hollerter Zug Mine), Dermbach, Herdorf, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Aragonite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Gallo river, Molina de Aragón, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

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Greece
5.50
Europe
11.20
Worldwide
15
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$12.80
Worldwide
$17

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