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Smithsonite With Calcite

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Smithsonite With Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Agia Varvara Mines, Sounion, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.1 × 7 × 5.1 cm
Description

Good example of the green smithsonite from this mine, NOT acid-treated as the other specimens(they treat them to remove the calcite that is on the smithsonite).

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

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