{"product_id":"smithsonite-116","title":"SMITHSONITE","description":"This nicely crystallised small miniature Smithsonite from the Broken Hill mining district in New South Wales, Australia, displays two generations of crystal growth, a habit infrequently seen in specimens from this most famous of localities.  Composed entirely of what is commonly termed ant egg or rice grain Smithsonite crystals of pale translucent grey, form a highly porous network of intergrown crystals.  These have been subjected to a second phase of crystallisation where tiny, spiky Smithsonites have overgrown the first generation giving a hedgehog appearance to each.  This specimen comes with a Gregory, Bottley \u0026amp; Lloyd (13 Seagrave Road, London) label.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57781149663567,"sku":"CC21889","price":259.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/3748\/2063\/files\/CC21889_5be8518b-24a6-4b7f-bc53-291da9d3f596.jpg?v=1783979739","url":"https:\/\/crystalclassics.co.uk\/products\/smithsonite-116","provider":"Crystal Classics UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}