Smithsonite
Smithsonite is a mineral. It contains zinc carbonate, ZnCO3. It is an ore of zinc. It has a Mohs hardness (a hardness scale) of 4.5. It has a specific gravity of 4.5. Some zinc can be replaced with manganese to make manganese carbonate.[1][2]
Smithsonite Media
Sample of botryoidal smithsonite: Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mun. de Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Crystals of pink cobaltoan smithsonite on matrix
Apple-green cuprian smithsonite crystals. A second generation of drusy smithsonite was deposited in the crevasses between the larger growth.
Crystals of slightly pink cobaltoan smithsonite, Tsumeb, 6.8 × 4.6 × 3.7 cm
Blue smithsonite from the Kelly Mine in New Mexico
References
- ↑ "Smithsonite: Mineral information, data and localities". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ↑ "Smithsonite Mineral Data". www.webmineral.com. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
