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Smithsonite Quartz & Fluorite

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Locality: 
Sounion Mines, Lavrion, Attica, Greece
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 7 × 4 cm
Description

Very interesting case of two generations smithsonite separated by a thin film of manganoan oxides, set on a layer of white silica rich mineral (quartz?) which in turn is set and has prints and fragments of cubic fluorite crystals, clearly seen at the back side of the specimen. Outside its nice display, it is interesting mineralogically as it shows the line of formation and deposition of the minerals involved.

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Smithsonite

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Fluorite

Formula: 
CaF2
Strunz: 
3.AB.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

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