| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Mexico > Smithsonite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 42419 |
| Mineral: | Smithsonite |
| Locality: | Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico |
| Description: | Translucent blue-green smithsonite with the entire surface completely crystallized with small compound crystals (this has NOT been abraded or acid-etched as many were). The mine closed in the 1961 and specimens from the Kelly Mine are now hard to obtain. |
| Overall Size: | 9x6x3.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 3-4 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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