| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Smithsonite pseudomorphs after Calcite on Quartz |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 46762 |
| Mineral: | Smithsonite pseudomorphs after Calcite on Quartz |
| Locality: | San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico |
| Description: | Many tan-colored smithsonite pseudomorphs after scalenohedral calcite crystals to 8 mm long on lustrous translucent gray quartz crystals to 40 mm long. The tips of a few of the pseudomorphs are incomplete, revealing hollow, skeletal interiors. |
| Overall Size: | 6x6x5 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-40 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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