Smithsonite (2 generations - classic locale) Bob Reynolds Coll.

Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
Small Cabinet, 10.0 x 9.4 x 5.0 cm
Start Time: 01/29/2021 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 02/04/2021 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

Classic, juicy "Kelly-blue" bubbly smithsonite botryoids cover the front of this sculptural 2-generation boxwork specimen from the famous Kelly Mine. The side view reveals layered vugs lined with a starkly contrasting second generation of sparkly green smithsonite botryoids on blue smithsonite and silicified limestone. Shapely unusual 2-generation 2-color smithsonite from the Kelly. See the 1989 Mineralogical Record article in Vol. 20, No. 1. Ex Bob Reynolds Collection, a well-known fossil and mineral expert and Curator of the San Bernardino County Museum.

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