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A deep green crystalline band of Smithsonite with yellowish reflections, partially covered by whitish botryoidal aggregates of Hemimorphite, which in turn are covered by small reddish stains caused by iron oxides.
From a mining district exploited since ancient times for its silver, lead and other metals and it belonged to the Robert-Auguste Touchon collection with an original handwritten label on the back of the specimen.
Lavrion Mining District, Attikí (Attica) Prefecture Greece
Specimen size: 8.3 × 6.2 × 3.8 cm = 3.27” × 2.44” × 1.50”
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