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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: Part 7 - Phosphates, Molybdates, & Silicates

This final posting of items the Smithsonian gem and mineral collection features phosphates, molybdates, and silicates in the collection.


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Two Fluorapatite Crystals with Quartz from Panasqueira, Portugal Two Fluorapatite Crystals with Quartz from Panasqueira, Portugal


Wulfenite with Mimetite from Mapimi, Durango, Mexico Wulfenite with Mimetite from Mapimi, Durango, Mexico


Sparkling Wulfenite Crystal Cluster from Tsumeb, Namibia Sparkling Wulfenite Crystal Cluster from Tsumeb, Namibia


Giant Apatite Crystals with Calcite from Otter Lake, Quebec, Canada Giant Apatite Crystals with Calcite from Otter Lake, Quebec, Canada


Turquoise Vein from Los Cerillos, New Mexico Turquoise Vein from Los Cerillos, New Mexico


Crystallized Turquoise from Lynch Station, Virginia Crystallized Turquoise from Lynch Station, Virginia


Inesite with Apophyllite from Broken Hill, NSW, Australia Inesite with Apophyllite from Broken Hill, NSW, Australia


Pink Zoisite Spray from Spruce Pine, North Carolina Pink Zoisite Spray from Spruce Pine, North Carolina


Chondrodite with Chlorite from the Tilly Foster Mine, Brewster, New York Chondrodite with Chlorite from the Tilly Foster Mine, Brewster, New York


Meionite with Diopside from La Pachita Mine, Ayoquezezco, Oxaca, Mexico Meionite with Diopside from La Pachita Mine, Ayoquezezco, Oxaca, Mexico


Rhodonite with Calcite & Franklinite from Franklin, New Jersey Rhodonite with Calcite and Franklinite from Franklin, New Jersey


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