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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 44533 |
| Mineral: | Smithsonite with Calcite |
| Locality: | Lavrion (Laurium) Mining District, Attica Peninsula, Greece |
| Description: | Translucent pale blue-green smithsonite 3 mm thick layer lining front and rear of the specimen with doubly-terminated colorless scalenohedral calcite crystals up to 10 mm long overgrown on the smithsonite on the front of the specimen. Ex. Henry D. Miller (1838-1919 or 1920) collection, (see Final Disposition Of Some American Collections Of Minerals, Frederick A. Canfield, 1923), bequeathed to the Wadsworth Atheneum in 1909; ex. Loomis-Chaffee School |
| Overall Size: | 10.5x7x2.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 3-10 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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