Smithsonite, USA, Arizona, 79 Mine - image 1
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Smithsonite, USA, Arizona, 79 Mine

Botryoidal smithsonite from just below the 4th level at the 79 Mine.

Product details

SpeciesSmithsonite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions8.9 x 5.7 cm
Added on05/19/2025
LocalityUSA, Arizona, 79 Mine
RepairsNone
Current owner
Frank A. Imbriacco III
Frank A. Imbriacco III
New Jersey
Acquired
Oct 2023

Owner’s note

Acquired from Les Presmyk.

Member since 2025
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
02/1995Frank A. Imbriacco IIINot disclosed
Acquired from Malcolm Alter. Collected by Malcolm Alter and George Stevens in December 1994, just below the 4th level.

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Smithsonite
Mineral guide
Learn about Smithsonite
ZnCO3 with botryoidal and crystalline forms, silky to vitreous luster, pastel hues from cobalt to yellow; localities boost collecting appeal.
Smithsonite
Regional guide
Smithsonite from 79 Mine, Arizona, USA
from 79 Mine, Arizona — apple to green botryoidal and crusted specimens prized for color, texture, and oxidized-zone locality in Gila County.
Locality guide
79 Mine
79 Mine, Arizona — classic oxidized Pb-Zn-Cu-Ag locality near Hayden, famed for pastel smithsonite, blue hemimorphite, wulfenite, and aurichalcite; highly coll…