Cobaltian Smithsonite

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This piece is particularly interesting because of its 3-dimensional saddle-like shape and smooth, even coloration. It is a hefty piece of good cabinet size, not too big and not too small. It is a beautiful color unlike smithsonite in this habit (rounded, or botryoidal) from other locales. Choix smithsonites really set a standard for "hot pink" color in the species. They came out in bits and spurts as recently as a few years ago in the mid-2000s but generally were blues and blue-green colors with some relatively paler pinks. These more intense pink specimens date back, generally to the 1960s-1970s. They are getting harder to come by on the market, found only when collections are recycled. from the Richard Heck collection. Joe Budd photos