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Smithsonite with Calcite and Malachite
- Sounion Mine No. 6 ("Exi Mine"), Agia Varvara Mines (St Barbara Mines), Sounion Area, Lavrion, Attiku Prefecture, Greece
- Small Cabinet, 6.8 x 4.3 x 4.2 cm
- Start Time: 05/28/2015 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 06/04/2015 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A beautiful association specimen that almost reminds me of Mapimi, Mexico. This piece features vitreous / resinous, yellowish-green spheroids of Smithsonite with associated rounded rhombic crystals of white Calcite plus soft velvety mint green Malachite on matrix. There is some very minor blue-green Aurichalcite on the back of the piece as well. I'm told that this piece was recently collected (spring of 2015).