Smithsonite after Dolomite (classic locale) Trimingham Coll.

Philadelphia Mine, Rush, Marion Co., Arkansas
Small Cabinet, 7.0 x 6.5 x 2.3 cm
Start Time: 11/21/2013 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 11/26/2013 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

A fine and extremely rich "turkey fat" smithsonite plate from the Philadelphia Mine of Arkansas. Rich golden-yellow, cadmium-rich, smithsonite pseudomorphs after curved, saddle-shaped, dolomite crystals cover the siliceous limestone matrix plate. Highly representative of the species and locale and displays well from several directions. Ex Bob Trimingham Collection.

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