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礦物之美－（菱鋅礦∼SMITHSONITE）
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SMITHSONITE ZnCO3 (trigonal) . waxy translucent botryoidal . Kelly Mine, New Mexico .
菱鋅礦 晶体多作細小菱形表面彎曲，亦作葡萄狀，鐘乳狀，結殼狀．硬度
4 - 4.5，其特有的臘狀光澤∼ the fine luster of melted wax
glowing under a candle flame ∼讓眾多收藏者垂涎．常見
apple green, blue-green, lavender, purple, yellow and white 等色彩．重要產地∼Tsumeb,
Namibia and the Broken Hill Mine in Zambia; the Kelly Mine, Magdalena,
New Mexico; Leadville, Colorado; Utah; Idaho and Arizona, USA; Mexico;
Laurion, Greece． |
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