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Smithsonite on Cerussite (zinc carbonate and lead carbonate)

Stuart Humphreys

Australian Museum

Australian Museum
Sydney, Australia

These lustrous, vivid apple-green teardrop crystals of smithsonite up to 0.5 cm look like a collection of green bubbles. They completely cover the underlying lead carbonate mineral, cerussite.

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  • Title: Smithsonite on Cerussite (zinc carbonate and lead carbonate)
  • Creator: Stuart Humphreys
  • Location: Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, NSW, Australia
  • Contributor: Photographer: Stuart Humphreys
  • Rights: Australian Museum
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