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Smithsonite

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Description
Locality: 
El Refugio Mine, Choix, Choix Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 5.6 × 3.8 cm
Description

 This is a smithsonite from the original mining at Choix (in the 70ties), the area is now-closed. It has wonderful intense pink color, which turns to steel grey-blue in the center and it shows beautiful shimmering luster. The color is much more intense than common material. Even specimen of much less saturation are valued for hundreds of dollars and even more than thousand. I would say this is the most valued specimen we showed during the whole year - and we still start with 10 euro, no reserve. In excellent condition damage-wise.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Smithsonite

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