Moving mountains for you
Switch currency

Current Live Auctions

Current Live Fixed Price Sales

Cadmian Smithsonite & Calcite

Views:
Watches:
PFK726762

Cadmian Smithsonite & Calcite

Classic Locality

Description Tabs

Description
Locality: 
Jean Baptiste Mine, Kamariza, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.7 × 3.6 × 2.6 cm
Description

This is probably the most rare color tone for Lavrion smithsonite. The color is excellent almost a canary yellow on some areas. The piece is partly covered with beautiful gemmy crystals of calcite that add to it. A rare and wonderful yellow smithsonite from Greece.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cadmian Smithsonite

Variety Of: 

Smithsonite

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

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Seller Information

Payment options: offline, paypal_wpp, paypal_wps