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Smithsonite from Greece, Attica, Lavrion Mining District, Sounion

This piece is unreal. The main mineral is of course the wonderful, apple-green smithsonite. There is a nearly complete ball of malachite after azurite that is covered with smithsonite. White calcite on top adds contrast. Blue aurichalcite and colorless little crystals of hemimorphite add to this magnificent paragenesis. From my personal collection, #146.

Product details

SizeCabinet
Dimensions11.0 x 6.3 x 4.5 cm
Added on11/30/2025
RepairsNo repairs.
Current owner
GreekRocks
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Thessaloniki, Greece
107 for sale·Member since 2025

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Smithsonite
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ZnCO3 with botryoidal and crystalline forms, silky to vitreous luster, pastel hues from cobalt to yellow; localities boost collecting appeal.
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Smithsonite from Sounion
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Sounion
Sounion, Greece — Lavrion locality famed for supergene smithsonite, aurichalcite, malachite and aragonite; notable for named workings and kapellasite’s type lo…