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Smithsonite from 79 Mine, 400' level, Banner District, near Hayden, Gila County, Arizona

 
Smithsonite from 79 Mine, 400' level, Banner District, near Hayden, Gila County, Arizona

Smithsonite from 79 Mine, 400' level, Banner District, near Hayden, Gila County, Arizona

Smithsonite from 79 Mine, 400' level, Banner District, near Hayden, Gila County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 60191
Mineral:Smithsonite
Locality:79 Mine, 400' level, Banner District, near Hayden, Gila County, Arizona
Description:Translucent blue-green smithsonite crystals in botryoidal aggregates to 6 mm thick lining convoluted cavities in gray matrix. The smithsonite has patches of an unidentified white mineral (calcite?) on the surface and included inside the smithsonite. collected in December 1994
Overall Size:11x10x5.5 cm
Crystals:1-6 mm thick layers
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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