{"product_id":"smithsonite-74","title":"SMITHSONITE","description":"Smithsonite from the Lavrion mining district is always a pleasure to see and admire.  The exact locality of much of the specimen material from here is often unknown due to the complexity of its mines and a reluctance to give away where to find such good material; a practice employed the world-over!  This gorgeous minty-turquoise green specimen is most likely from one of the major mines in the Kamariza district.  Literally hundreds of miles of tunnels connect these mines in a spider's web of interconnected passageways, so often the shaft or adit a specimen exits from is not the mine it originated in!  Botryoidal globes to 2.5 cm diameter form a druse over banded and layered paler peppermint-green Smithsonite, on a massive Smithsonite matrix mixed with orange-tan Dolomite.  The final icing on the cake is tiny scattered individual Calcite crystals to about 2 mm across, small but aesthetic.  These commonly form hexagonal crystals with an intense white outer rim and a semi-transparent prism core which allows the colour of the underlying green Smithsonite to penetrate.  A classic Lavrion Smithsonite which will make a superb addition to any good collection.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46545090511023,"sku":"CC16766","price":5000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC16766.png?v=1770370031","url":"https:\/\/crystalclassics.com\/products\/smithsonite-74","provider":"Crystal Classics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}