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Smithsonite

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There are many places in the world where Smithsonite occurs as botryoidal or stalactitic masses, but far fewer where larger crystals are seen. Tsumeb mine in Namibia is one of the most important worldwide localities for crystallized Smithsonite and it occurs there is a wide variety of colours and crystal shapes. This fine display specimen from the Hettrich Collection displays an unusual colour-zoned form, with generally smaller crystals (4-6 mm in size) which are in parts colourless or cream, and transparent, but with some showing orange edges. At 10 cm in length this is a good sized cabinet Smithsonite for Tsumeb and its whole display surface is coated with crystals.

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Species
SmithsoniteAbout Smithsonite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions10.0 x 6.8 x 3.8 cm
Listed on04/11/2026
Locality
Namibia, Oshikoto Region, TsumebRegional guide →
SKUCC53906

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Smithsonite
Mineral guide
Learn about Smithsonite
ZnCO3 with botryoidal and crystalline forms, silky to vitreous luster, pastel hues from cobalt to yellow; localities boost collecting appeal.
Smithsonite
Regional guide
Smithsonite from Tsumeb, Namibia
is one of the defining collector minerals of Tsumeb: not merely because it is common there, but because Tsumeb turns a usually massive or botryoidal zinc carbonate into a locality signature mineral with uncommon crystal variety, depth of color, and association. Tsumeb smithsonite spans the familiar apple-greens and blue-greens of copper-bearing material, soft pink to violet-pink cobaltoan and manganoan-looking rhombs, yellow-brown and chocolate-brown iron-rich crystals, pale grey to white crusts, colorless to translucent rhombs, and rare red-pink material from the deeper oxidized workings. The best specimens combine sharp rhombohedral or scalenohedral crystals with the sculptural mineralogical theater for which Tsumeb is famous: galena-rich sulfide matrix, sugary dolomite, black tennantite and pyrite ore, cerussite, mimetite, malachite, wulfenite, duftite, dioptase, and willemite.