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Smithsonite

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Description
Locality: 
Masua Mine, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.50cm
Weight: 
17.00gr
Description

Historic sample of the classic yellow Cadmium Smithsonite; this calamina is typical of Masua mine, filling karstic cavities with mammellonar and columnar growths

Mineral Data
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Smithsonite

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