Smithsonite-after-Calcite
specimen number:
4241079
location:
Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
description:
Scalenohedral crystals of what were once calcite to 1.0 cm in size now replaced by crystallized smithsonite scattered richly across the top of this crystallized quartz matrix. The specimen is in very good condition.
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