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Zincite - secondary mineralization from Silesia, Poland

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:

DESCRIPTION:	No. 82031
Mineral:	Zincite - secondary mineralization
Locality:	Silesia, Poland
Description:	Lustrous red-orange transparent zincite crystals in rounded formations to 10 mm diameter. These zincite crystals are supposedly recovered from the chimney walls at the zinc smelter. Hard to obtain now because they are used in metaphysics. Fluoresces yellow under UV illumination. Ex. Miller collection T2134; acquired from E. Greene in 2012
Overall Size:	22x20x17 mm
Crystals:	1-2 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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