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MD-252596
Smithsonite, Dolomite
Philadelphia mine, Rush, Rush Creek District, Marion Co., Arkansas, USA
Miniature, 4.5 x 3.2 x 1.6 cm
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A fine and extremely rich "turkey fat" smithsonite from the Philadelphia Mine of Arkansas. Intensely yellow, cadmium-rich smithsonite pseudomorphs after curved, saddle-shaped, dolomite crystals cover the sculptural, siliceous limestone matrix plate. Highly representative of the species and locale but intense in color. Classic material. Ex. Wes Parker Collection.