Smithsonite:
- Zinc carbonate mineral
- Smithsonite & hemimorphite were thought to be one mineral (called calamine)
- Named after James Smithson, English scientist and founding donor of Smithsonian Museum
- First identified as a distinct mineral by Smithson in 1803 #minerals
Smithsonite:
- Zinc carbonate mineral
- Smithsonite & hemimorphite were thought to be one mineral (called calamine)
- Named after James Smithson, English scientist and founding donor of Smithsonian Museum
- First identified as a distinct mineral by Smithson in 1803 #minerals