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Turkey-Fat Ore

A variety of Smithsonite
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Turkey-Fat Ore

Kelly Mine, Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Turkey-Fat Ore

Kelly Mine, Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Turkey-Fat Ore

Kelly Mine, Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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About Turkey-Fat OreHide

Name:
In allusion to its resemblance to turkey fat by colour and botryoidal form.
An old name for a botryoidal variety of smithsonite usually coloured bright yellow by included cadmium sulfide. The Cd content may not be necessary for the material at hand to be termed "Turkey-Fat Ore."


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
30512 (as Turkey-Fat Ore)
3688 (as Smithsonite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:30512:3 (as Turkey-Fat Ore)
mindat:1:1:3688:3 (as Smithsonite)

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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