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Smithsonite over Goethite-Hematite from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

 
Smithsonite over Goethite-Hematite from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

Smithsonite over Goethite-Hematite from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

Smithsonite over Goethite-Hematite from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

Smithsonite over Goethite-Hematite from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

Smithsonite over Goethite-Hematite from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

Smithsonite over Goethite-Hematite from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Smithsonite over Goethite-Hematite from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 68354
Mineral:Smithsonite over Goethite-Hematite
Locality:Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico
Description:Very large cluster of silky translucent green-gray smithsonite crystals in hemispherical formations to 60 mm across over botryoidal brown goethite-hematite that is completely covered with the smithsonite except in small areas.
Overall Size:16x12x7 cm
Crystals:5-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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