A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Smithsonite |
|---|---|
| Description | Smithsonite, ZnCO3 (zinc carbonate) is a distinctive carbonate mineral. The apple green to blue-green color is probably smithsonite's most well known color, but it is its purple to lavender color that is probably its most sought after hue. Smithsonite also can be yellow, white, tan, brown, blue, orange, peach, colorless, pink and red. This sample is about 8 cm across. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-06-18. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection. |
| Key words | smithsonite |
| Tech details | 397 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 750 |
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