| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Wisconsin > Smithsonite pseudomorph after Calcite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 42439 |
| Mineral: | Smithsonite pseudomorph after Calcite |
| Locality: | Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wisconsin |
| Description: | Classic specimen of brown smithsonite pseudomorphs after a rhombohedral calcite crystal 40 mm long with hollow interior where the calcite originally formed. Has remnants of a painted catalog number on one face (can be removed with paint remover). Ex. Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh; ex. Spang collection, acquired September 1881 |
| Overall Size: | 6.5x4x4 cm |
| Crystals: | 1 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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