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Ref No	LDGSL/543
Title	Coloured etching of specimen of smithsonite on fluorite from Rutland Cave near Matlock
Date	[1811]
Date Note	'British Mineralogy' states that it was found in 1811.
Level	Item
Extent	1 item
Format	Photograph/drawing/painting/print
Description	James SOWERBY, hand coloured etching showing a specimen of smithsonite on fluorite from Rutland Cave near Matlock, Derbyshire, [c.1811]. Caption reads: 'Carbonate of zinc A new and beautiful variety, coloured by Copper, in Fluor, lately found in Rutland Cave near Matlock. Presented to the Geological Society, by James Sowerby who intends it for publication in his British Mineralogy.'
Thumbnail	$1a\1d94f6-ce26-48c9-ae8d-0e86dd04ed8e.jpg$
Provenance	Presented to the Society by James Sowerby, 6 December 1811.
Access Conditions	Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Language	English
Publication Note	Published in: Sowerby, J. 'British Mineralogy, or coloured figures intended to elucidate the mineralogy of Great Britain', London: R Taylor & Co, 1804-1817, vol 5, plate 447.
ArchNote	Description by John Thackray
CreatorName	SOWERBY \| James \| 1757-1822 \| natural history artist, publisher and collector
Subject	Carbonates
Subject	Smithsonite
Term	Mineralogy
Term	Minerals
Previous reference	LDGSL 543

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/46	SOWERBY; James (1757-1822); natural history artist, publisher and collector	1757-1822

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