| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Mexico > Smithsonite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 62179 |
| Mineral: | Smithsonite |
| Locality: | Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico |
| Description: | Translucent medium-blue smithsonite crystals in spherical botryoidal aggregates to 5 mm diameter lining many cavities in gray-brown matrix. The surfaces of the smithsonite crystals have a waxy luster caused by microscopic crystal faces. Ex. Reasenberg collection |
| Overall Size: | 8x6.5x6.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 2-4 mm thick layers |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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