Smithsonite
| Description: |
Smithsonite is almost always a secondary element. Pure Smithsonite should be white or colorless, but is usually a yellow, green, or even pinkish color. It was named for James Smithson (1765-1829), a British mineralogist and chemist who bequeathed money to the United States Government to start The Smithsonian Institution. |
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| Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/2040 |
| Collection: |
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; |
| Copyright: |
Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0); |
| Subjects: |
Minerals Smithson, James, 1765-1829 |
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