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Lot 8377

Smithsonite

4 December 2005, 11:00 PST
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Sold for US$705 inc. premium

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Smithsonite

Mexico
Faceted by AGTA Spectrum Award Winner Mark Kaufman

Considered to be one of the ten most collectible minerals in the world, smithsonite, a zinc carbonate, is one of the major ores of zinc. Smithsonite is available in a number of colors due to trace elements, with the most classic being blue. It was originally named after James Smithson of Smithsonian Institution fame in 1832 and was first discovered in 1802. The present stone is a lovely pear-shaped example exhibiting a translucent sea-foam bluish-green. Weighing approximately 17.26 carats and measuring 19.7 x 13.5 x 8.6mm.

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