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CUPRIAN Smithsonite$2,000.00
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This really unusual Tsumeb mine Smithsonite is not only a lovely peppermint green colour, but has an intriguing form too. It is a thin cast after an unknown mineral and the Smithsonite is not only copper-rich, or cuprian, but has occasional tiny pale emerald green Dioptase inclusions. Its overall shape I liken to a slug. Several old collection labels accompany the specimen, one of which notes that it is ex Ed David and possibily ex Smithsonian. It is a very strange Smithsonite, whose form is most similar to the famous Dolomite casts seen from Tsumeb, so perhaps the carbonate geochemistry shifted from magnesium and iron to zinc-rich.
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SizeCabinet
Dimensions15.0 x 6.5 x 3.0 cm
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SKUCC15853
Listed on02/12/2025
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