Name: | Smithsonite Smt |
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IMA Chemistry: | Zn(CO3) |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Smithsonite contains elements: Zinc (Zn) Carbon (C) Oxygen (O) |
Country of Type Locality: | United Kingdom |
Year First Published: | 1832 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
Status Notes: | Beudant F S (1832) Smithsonite, zinc carbonaté, in Traité Élémentaire de Minéralogie, 2nd Edition, (Paris) 354-357 |
Structural Group Name: | Calcite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | calcite |
Crystal Systems: | hexagonal |
Oldest Known Age: | 3200 Million Years Ago |
Mohs Hardness: | 4.5 |
Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
Specific Gravity: | 4.45 |
Dispersion: | 0.037000000000000005 |
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