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Smithsonite

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Locality: 
Altenberg Mine, Kelmis, Verviers, Liège Province, Belgium
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 6.5 × 3.8 cm
Description

Once the largest Zinc mine in Europe, the Altenberg Open Pit was closed in 1884 and specimens are nowadays very rare.
This sample has a rich coverage of yellowish botryoidal masses of smithsonite on a brownish matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Smithsonite

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

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