AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Arizona > Smithsonite with Calcite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 61053 |
Mineral: | Smithsonite with Calcite |
Locality: | 79 Mine, Banner District, near Hayden, Gila County, Arizona |
Description: | Rich plate of olive-green translucent smithsonite crystals to 1 mm in hemispherical aggregates to 2.5 mm with platy transparent colorless calcite crystals to 5 mm. The rear was sawn flat to remove excess bulk without damaging the smithsonite crystals. |
Overall Size: | 7x6x2 cm |
Crystals: | 1-5 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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