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Smithsonite, or zinc spar, is zinc carbonate Zn C O 3, a mineral ore of zinc. Historically, smithsonite was identified with hemimorphite before it was realised that they were two ...
SMITHSONITE (Zinc Carbonate)
Smithsonite is named for James Smithson, the founder of the Smithsonian Institution. The luster of smithsonite sets it apart from other minerals: it has a silky to pearly luster ...
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Smithsonite, zinc carbonate ore with the chemical formula ZnCO₃. It is a hard, dense mineral formed by the action of water rich in zinc sulfate on rocks. In the United States it is found throughout the center of the nation, from Pennsylvania through the Rocky Mountains.