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Cadmian Smithsonite

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Cadmian Smithsonite

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Description
Locality: 
Masua Mine, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.2 × 4.6 × 9.6 cm
Weight: 
819.00gr
Description

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

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cadmian Smithsonite

Variety Of: 

Smithsonite

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