Smithsonite - 79 Mine, USA

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specimen
Smithsonite
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ColorsGreen
SizeSmall
Dimensions5.9 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm
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Description
This is a specimen of the distinctive "apple green" smithsonite the 79 Mine was famous for back in the day. It became almost impossible to get, and then over the past decade, a couple of miners went back into the old works and got a modest trickle of new specimens back into the market. I do not know if this specimen is from the original or newer finds.
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