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Smithsonite Psm Calcite Adamite & Gypsum

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Smithsonite Psm Calcite Adamite & Gypsum

Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
Lavrion District Mines, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.7 × 7.2 × 6 cm
Weight: 
405.00gr
Description

Beautiful pseudomorph and epimorph of a thin yellow color Smithsonite layer, barely visible on the sides of the specimen, after a cluster of Calcite crystals, covered by a dark brown-orange color limonite, finally covered partially by a lustrous, sharp and clear Gypsum crystallization. The backside and sides of the specimens is filled with sparkling and gemmy Adamite microcrystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Smithsonite

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

Calcite

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

Adamite

Formula: 
Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.30
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile

Gypsum

Formula: 
CaSO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
7.CD.40
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
White.

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