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Smithsonite & Adamite

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Smithsonite & Adamite

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Description
Locality: 
Hilarion Mine, Hilarion, Kamariza, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 4 × 2.4 cm
Description

This is a special and wonderful miniature from the famous 2014 find that was made in the Hilarion mine. The piece hosts beautiful, translucent, fine, botryoidal smithsonite that looks like it is frozen. The smithsonite is on and associated with sparkling blue crystals of gemmy adamite on a gossan matrix. A choice piece and among my favorite minis of the material that I was keeping for 5 years!

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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