Smithsonite

Sounion Mine No. 6 ("Exi Mine"), Agia Varvara Mines (St Barbara Mines), Sounion Area, Lavrion, Attiku Prefecture, Greece
Small Cabinet, 5.5 x 4.2 x 3.7 cm
Start Time: 03/16/2017 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 03/23/2017 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A beautiful association specimen that almost reminds me of Mapimi, Mexico. This piece features vitreous / resinous, gemmy green spheroids of Smithsonite measuring up to 4 mm with associated rounded rhombic crystals of white Calcite. There is some very minor blue-green Aurichalcite on the piece as well. I'm told that this piece was recently collected (spring of 2015).

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