Smithsonite And Aurichalcite On Limonite(?) (USA)

Smithsonite And Aurichalcite On Limonite(?) (USA)

Mineral: Smithsonite, Aurichalcite and Limonite(?)

Origin: Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, United States.

Color: Light Blue, Bright Blue and Black

Treatment: None

Approximate Dimensions: 6.5cm x 4.5cm x 3cm

Weight: 61g

10% of this purchase will be donated to The Conservation Lands Foundation.

smithsonite was identified with hemimorphite before it was realized that they were two different minerals. The two minerals are very similar in appearance and the term calamine has been used for both, leading to some confusion. The distinct mineral smithsonite was named in 1832 by François Sulpice Beudant in honor of English chemist and mineralogist James Smithson (c.1765–1829), who first identified the mineral in 1802.

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