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CUPRIAN Smithsonite

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A chain of intergrown, rich apple-green Cuprian Smithsonite crystals, each to about 1 cm, form an arch flat against a dolomitic matrix. This large miniature is from the Tsumeb mine in Namibia and is a beautiful example of this copper-rich variety of the zinc carbonate, Smithsonite. The orange-tan massive Dolomite matrix forms a triangular display face which is conveniently angled at about 45 degrees, perfect for display. Sub-millimetre cream coloured crystals of Dolomite coat this surface, against and over which the arc of Cuprian Smithsonite has crystallised. The crystals are a very good size (to over 1 cm) and colour for this species from Tsumeb.

Product details

Species
SmithsoniteAbout Smithsonite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions5.1 x 6.9 x 3.6 cm
Listed on10/24/2024
Locality
Namibia, Oshikoto Region, TsumebRegional guide →
SKUCC13045

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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.