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Smithsonite With Adamite

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Smithsonite With Adamite

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Description
Locality: 
Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3.5 × 2.5 cm
Description

Amazing miniature of smithsonite with adamite from the famous locality!The piece has crystals of caclite perimorphed by smithsonite, white!The color is the rarest for smithsonite and there are even micro adamite crystals that give interested paragenesis and sparkling light!The oxide zone makes a perfect contrast and what seems like damage is actually covering!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Smithsonite

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

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