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Zincite (synthetic) from Silesia, Poland

 
Zincite (synthetic) from Silesia, Poland

Zincite (synthetic) from Silesia, Poland

Zincite (synthetic) from Silesia, Poland

Zincite (synthetic) from Silesia, Poland

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Zincite (synthetic) from Silesia, Poland

DESCRIPTION:No. 62089
Mineral:Zincite (synthetic)
Locality:Silesia, Poland
Description:Complex formation of lustrous transparent red-to-orange zincite crystals that crystallized on the inner walls of a smelter smokestack. Small areas of the zincite crystals fluoresces brightly under SW UV illumination.
Overall Size:7x6x3.5 cm
Crystals:0.5-30.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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