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| Name: | Smithsonite Smt |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #222: Smithsonite Choix, Mexico  #276: Smithsonite Kelly Mine, Magdalena, New Mexico, USA  #724: Smithsonite Yanga Koubenza Quarry, M'fouti, Congo [Republic]  #757: Smithsonite var. Cadmium Yunnan, China  #1213: Smithsonite / Aurichalcite Yanga Koubenza Quarry, M'fouti, Congo [Republic]  #1214: Smithsonite Yanga Koubenza Quarry, M'fouti, Congo [Republic]  #1217: Smithsonite Yanga Koubenza Quarry, M'fouti, Congo [Republic]  #1218: Smithsonite / Aurichalcite Yanga Koubenza Quarry, M'fouti, Congo [Republic]  #1219: Smithsonite / Aurichalcite Yanga Koubenza Quarry, M'fouti, Congo [Republic]  #1253: Smithsonite Palabanda Quarry, M''fouti, Congo  #1492: Smithsonite M'fouti, Congo [Republic]  #1563: Smithsonite M'fouti, Congo [Republic]  #1573: Smithsonite M'fouti, Congo [Republic] |
| 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 |
| More Info: | Search Wikipedia: Smithsonite (Wiki) Search Mindat: Smithsonite Search Web Mineral DB: Smithsonite |
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