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Smithsonite

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Description
Locality: 
Sounion Mines, Lavrion, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
17.3 × 12.8 × 4.1 cm
Description

Large and rich smithsonite with thick layers of blue and gray to nearly purplish color. The rich blue layers are underneath, however, the piece is still very impressive and it is very rare to see such a rich smithsonite from Lavrion nowadays. Some partly etched calcite is sitting at a part of the surface.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Smithsonite

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

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