SMITHSONITE
ZnCO₃
Cerro Gordo, Inyo County, California

Cerro Gordo, historically California's largest silver producer, also has yielded a variety of interesting minerals for collectors. Among the most colorful are bright greenish blue masses of smithsonite.

Size: 13 cm across

Acquired: 1980 donation, Robert Webb Collection.

Disposition: On display in the California Minerals exhibit.

Catalog Number: 22283