Cobaltoan Smithsonite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
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Smithsonite on Wulfenite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
Reference specimen
Dimensions
Display units
- Metric
- 2.6 x 1.9 x 1.2 cm
- Inches
The specimen has the less common association of smithsonite with wulfenite. The specimen has smithsonite on wulfenite on goethite. On the underside there is a hollow into the hematite with wulfenite included. On the good side a smithsonite crystal has clamped a tabular wulfenite crystal. Most of the wulfenite are partially embedded in goethite. The skithsonite crystals present full rhombic forms. The largest smithsonite which is of the cobaltoan variety measures 1.6cm. The wulfenite are not all perfect.
Specimen data
- Specimen number
- SAMS-346
- Size class
- Thumbnail
- Country
- Namibia
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Mineral sizing guide
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