The Glove Mine, at an elevation of 4,200 feet, is located in the Tyndall Mining District on the southwestern flank of the Santa Rita Mountains, about 50 miles south of Tucson. Fifteen original claims, ...

School of Mineral Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China Key Laboratory of Hunan Province for Clean and Efficient Utilization of Strategic Calcium-Containing ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Specimen of the mineral Smithsonite, ...

On Tuesday, I noted Representative Eric Burlison’s crusade to find the bones of the Nephilim, the race of mythological giants, that have been hidden in the basement of the Smithsonian Institution. Now ...

The Huoshaoyun deposit showcases three distinct mineralization stages: exhalative smithsonite (Smt) deposition, hydrothermal cerussite (Cer) veining, and fault-controlled sulfide formation. Stratiform ...

Pictured above is smithsonite, a zinc carbonate mineral that was named after James Smithson (c. 1765–1829), a British chemist, mineralogist, and the founding donor of the Smithsonian Institution.

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico lawmakers are trying to create an official state mineral. House Bill 411 would amend a law covering other official state symbols, such as the official state bird and ...

This recipe makes balancing smithsonite bad. Roasting and fluidized bed reacting smithsonite doesn't obey the rule of number of atoms = number of dusts need for one mole. As a result of this, ...

A specimen of smithsonite housed in the museum’s mineral and gem collection. Jack Tamisiea, NMNH With more than 148 million specimens and objects, the vast majority of the National Museum of Natural ...

The world’s largest museum complex was founded on this day in history, Aug. 10, 1846. The Smithsonian Institution was first created by President James K. Polk, who signed the Smithsonian Institution ...