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Smithsonite pseudomorphs after Calcite on Quartz from San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

 
Smithsonite pseudomorphs after Calcite on Quartz from San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

Smithsonite pseudomorphs after Calcite on Quartz from San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

Smithsonite pseudomorphs after Calcite on Quartz from San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

Smithsonite pseudomorphs after Calcite on Quartz from San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 46762
Mineral:Smithsonite pseudomorphs after Calcite on Quartz
Locality:San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico
Description:Many tan-colored smithsonite pseudomorphs after scalenohedral calcite crystals to 8 mm long on lustrous translucent gray quartz crystals to 40 mm long. The tips of a few of the pseudomorphs are incomplete, revealing hollow, skeletal interiors.
Overall Size:6x6x5 cm
Crystals:1-40 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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