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In his time, the native carbonate and the silicate of zinc were confounded as one species under the name calamine; but his researches distinguished between the two minerals, which are now known as Smithsonite and Calamine, respectively. "To theory Smithson contributed little, if anything; but from a theoretical point of view, the tone of his writings is singularly modern.
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