Smithsonite

El Refugio Mine, Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico
Small Cabinet, 7.0 x 6.8 x 3.5 cm
Start Time: 10/15/2015 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/22/2015 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Pretty grayish-blue, banded, bubbly smithsonite botryoids form a sculptural specimen on this showy and excellent specimen from the extinct El Refugio Mine at Choix. The translucent botryoids have vivid waxy luster. An uncommon and desirable color for the locale. Older material, probably from the 1970s.

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