Cobaltoan smithsonite
Cobaltoan smithsonite
This specimen of
galena
has sharp rhombic crystals of smithsonite to 1.2 cm across. Also found are
scattered clusters of small, lustrous crystals of
mimetite.
Cobaltoan smithsonite
Origin: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia, Africa
Sample size: 8.4 x 6.5 x 2.4 cm (top/2nd row), 8.5 x 5.5 x 2.8 cm (3rd row), 8
x 4 x 2.7 cm (4th row), 7.6 x 4.5 x 3 cm (5th/6th row), 4.4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
(7th/8th row), 5.3 x 3.6 x 2.6 cm (9th row), 3.8 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm (bottom)
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