{"product_id":"smithsonite-on-banded-sphalerite-calcite","title":"Smithsonite on Banded Sphalerite \u0026 Calcite","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"133\" data-end=\"433\"\u003eThis specimen pairs smooth, often botryoidal smithsonite with contrasting layers of sphalerite and bright calcite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"133\" data-end=\"433\"\u003eThis district in \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eAttica\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e has been mined since antiquity for silver, lead, and zinc, playing a key role in funding ancient \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eAthens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. The deposits are polymetallic, commonly producing secondary smithsonite over primary sphalerite with calcite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"552\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eOlder specimens from Lavrion are increasingly collectible, as the area is now protected and no longer actively mined.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mineral Nexus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43266319155290,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/2504\/6618\/files\/SmithsoniteonBandedSphalerite_Calcite-Greece-_95_1_-Edited.jpg?v=1776981026","url":"https:\/\/themineralnexus.com\/products\/smithsonite-on-banded-sphalerite-calcite","provider":"Mineral Nexus","version":"1.0","type":"link"}