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Manganoan Smithsonite

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Manganoan Smithsonite is much, much rarer, compared with Cobaltoan Smithsonite at Tsumeb mine, or indeed worldwide. Whilst Cobaltoan Smithsonite is renowned for its pale pink to intense bubble-gum pink colour, Manganoan Smithsonite is typically much redder-pink in its tone, and could almost be confused with Rhodochrosite such is its similarity in colour and crystal form. Often, Manganoan Smithsonite from Tsumeb mine presents much sharper rhombic crystals than Cobaltoan Smithsonite where a more varied range of forms are seen, but usually with slightly rounded crystal edges. This lovely miniature Manganoan Smithsonite features a cluster of about 8, sharp, rhombic crystals at the top of a mixed Quartz-Sulphide matrix. This grouping of Manganoan Smithsonite crystals display very nicely, with good deeper colour and with the crystals in great condition. The largest crystals reach 8 mm on edge.

Product details

Species
SmithsoniteAbout Smithsonite →
SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.2 x 3.3 x 2.0 cm
Listed on11/19/2025
Locality
Namibia, Oshikoto Region, TsumebRegional guide →
SKUCC45944

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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.