| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Mexico > Smithsonite on Rosasite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 66255 |
| Mineral: | Smithsonite on Rosasite |
| Locality: | Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico |
| Description: | Translucent vivid blue-green smithsonite crystals in spherical formations to 8 mm diameter over fibrous blue-green rosasite crystals in spheres to 1.5 mm. The surfaces of the smithsonite crystals have a silky luster caused by microscopic crystal faces. Ex. D. Miller collection #M1005, collected in 1980 |
| Overall Size: | 6x4.5x3 cm |
| Crystals: | micro to 2.5 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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