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Smithsonite & Greenockite

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Smithsonite & Greenockite

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Description
Locality: 
Rush, Rush Creek District, Marion County, Arkansas, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 4.3 × 2.5 cm
Description

You are bidding on a beautiful miniature of smithsonite from this famous US find of the mineral. The smithsonite from this locality has inclusions of very fine greenockite giving it it's rich, bright yellow color. The clusters of crystals sit on sphalerite/quartz matrix. This sample was collected by the claim owner in the 1980s. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Smithsonite

Formula: 
ZnCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Streak: 
White

Greenockite

Formula: 
CdS
Strunz: 
2.CB.45
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Bishopton tunnel, Bishopton, Strathclyde (Renfrewshire), Scotland, UK

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