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Smithsonite with Calcite from Lavrion (Laurium) Mining District, Attica Peninsula, Greece

 
Smithsonite with Calcite from Lavrion (Laurium) Mining District, Attica Peninsula, Greece

Smithsonite with Calcite from Lavrion (Laurium) Mining District, Attica Peninsula, Greece

Smithsonite with Calcite from Lavrion (Laurium) Mining District, Attica Peninsula, Greece

DESCRIPTION:No. 44533
Mineral:Smithsonite with Calcite
Locality:Lavrion (Laurium) Mining District, Attica Peninsula, Greece
Description:Translucent pale blue-green smithsonite 3 mm thick layer lining front and rear of the specimen with doubly-terminated colorless scalenohedral calcite crystals up to 10 mm long overgrown on the smithsonite on the front of the specimen. Ex. Henry D. Miller (1838-1919 or 1920) collection, bequeathed to the Wadsworth Atheneum in 1909; ex. Loomis-Chaffee School
Overall Size:10.5x7x2.5 cm
Crystals:3-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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