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Smithsonite Psm Calcite

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Smithsonite Psm Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Jean Baptiste Mine, Kamariza, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12.8 × 7.8 × 6 cm
Description

This is a quite heavy specimen so please check the shipping cost before bidding.

It is a large and very good example of smithsonite after scalenohedral crystals of calcite! The smithsonite has a reddish color near the base of the crystals which makes it very unusual for Greek 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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