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Smithsonite Psm Goethite & Calcite

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Smithsonite Psm Goethite & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
13.4 × 10.4 × 8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.80cm
Weight: 
620.00gr
Description

Smithsonite lustrous prismatic microcrystals, displaying a glowing light blue-grey color, pseudomorphed after Goethite and aggregated in parallel, delicate columnar formations, with sparkling sharp white and translucent Aragonite microcrystals secondary crystallization

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

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

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