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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: Part 6 - Carbonates

November 22, 2015 Hershel Friedman (0)
Continuing our picture gallery of minerals and gemstones in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History collection, this post features some exceptional carbonate minerals on display in the museum.

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Large Calcite Crystal on Calcite from Shullsberg, Wisconsin Large Calcite Crystal on Calcite from Shullsberg, Wisconsin


Calcite with Duftite Inclusions, Resulting in Green Color, From Tsumeb, Namibia Calcite with Duftite Inclusions, Resulting in Green Color, From Tsumeb, Namibia


Pink Manganoan Calcite from the Idarado Mine, Ouray, Colorado, Namibia Manganoan Calcite from the Idarado Mine, Ouray, Colorado, Namibia


Brown Calcite with Goethite Inclusions from Santa Eulalia, Chihuahhua, Mexico Brown Calcite with Goethite Inclusions from Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico


Large Calcite Scalenohedron from Joplin, Missouri Large Calcite Scalenohedron from Joplin, Missouri


Deep Red Rhodochrosite from N'Chwaning Mine, Hotazel, South Africa Deep Red Rhodochrosite from N'Chwaning Mine, Hotazel, South Africa


Large Concentric Rhodochrosite Slab from Catamarca, Argentina Large Concentric Rhodochrosite Slab from Catamarca, Argentina


Huge botryoidal Malachite Blob from Shaba, D.R. Congo Huge botryoidal Malachite Blob from Shaba, D.R. Congo


Smithsonite Stalagmites from Tsumeb, Namibia Smithsonite Stalagmites from Tsumeb, Namibia


Nest-Shaped Malachite Formation from the Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Arizona Nest-Shaped Malachite Formation from the Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Arizona


Prismatic Azurite Crystal from the Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Arizona Prismatic Azurite Crystal from the Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Arizona


Giant Calcite Crystal Cluster from the Woodchuck Mine, Cardin, Oklahoma Giant Calcite Crystal Cluster from the Woodchuck Mine, Cardin, Oklahoma