Specimen #1915

Name: Smithsonite (Robert Fender Coll.)

Type: Mineral

Locality: Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 10.8 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm

Weight: 269

Acquired: 2010-04-01

Source: Arkenstone Auction

Label: N

Comment: A gorgeous and aesthetic layered crust of translucent, waxy lustre, kelly-blue to teal-blue, botryoidal smithsonite on a wedge of brecciated silicified limestone from the famous Kelly Mine. Classic and very showy older CABINET material from the Robert Fender Collection. The arrow-shaped crust is 1.5 cm thick. MUCH, MUCH BETTER IN PERSON! Satiny luster.

Minerals: Smithsonite (ZnCO₃)

There are 2 pictures on file

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Smithsonite, Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Socorro Co., New Mexico - 10.8 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm

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Smithsonite, Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Socorro Co., New Mexico