| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Mexico > Smithsonite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 62180 |
| Mineral: | Smithsonite |
| Locality: | Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico |
| Description: | Translucent blue-gray smithsonite crystals in spherical botryoidal aggregates to 2 mm diameter on one face gray-brown matrix. The surfaces of the smithsonite crystals have a waxy luster caused by microscopic crystal faces. Ex. Reasenberg collection |
| Overall Size: | 35x30x14 mm |
| Crystals: | 1-2 mm thick layers |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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