"Turkey fat" Smithsonite (classic Arkansas)

Rush Creek District, Marion Co., Arkansas
Small Cabinet, 5.9 x 3.7 x 2.1 cm
Start Time: 03/18/2017 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 03/23/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Two different forms of classic yellow, cadmium or greenockite-rich, "turkey fat" smithsonite cover matrix on this colorful, rich and excellent small cabinet from Rush. Classic smithsonite pseudomorphs after tabular dolomite crystals or smithsonite-coated dolomite crystals cover most of the piece. Lustrous, translucent smithsonite botryoids are richly scattered among the tabular crystals, adding sculptural diversity. The bit of underlying matrix is ruby jack sphalerite. Double your pleasure on this excellent and unusual Rush Creek smithsonite with two forms. Classic and desirable Arkansas smithsonite.

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