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Smithsonite
- 400 level, 79 Mine, Gila Co., Arizona
- Small Cabinet, 5.9 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm
- Start Time: 03/12/2009 8:15:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 03/19/2009 8:15:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
This is a specimen of the distinctive "apple green" smithsonite the 79 Mine was famous for back in the day. It became almost impossible to get, and then over the past decade, a couple of miners went back into the old works and got a modest trickle of new specimens back into the market. I frankly do not know if this specimen is from the original or newer finds - but it sure is pretty!