Smithsonite

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Three generations of smithsonite richly cover the sculptural, ship-like matrix of this showy and excellent, two-sided specimen from the famous Broken Hill Mine of Zambia. The ship's "superstructure" consists of: tiny, mostly gray, lustrous smithsonite scalenohedrons; slightly larger, white, rice grain-like smithsonite crystals; and larger, white smithsonite botryoids, found only on one side. This is classic, older Broken Hill material, probably from the 1950s-70s. Ex. George Elling Collection.