Smithsonite

Origin: Kamareza Mines (Christiana; Hilarion; Jean Baptiste; Serpieri), Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamareza; Kamariza), Lavrion District, Attikí (Attica; Attika) Prefecture, Greece
Sample size: area 1 cm
Owner: Steve Rust
 
  
Origin: Hilarion Mine (Hilarion adit; Kamareza Mine 48; "Akrobates" Mine), Kamareza Mines (Christiana; Hilarion; Jean Baptiste; Serpieri), Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamareza; Kamariza), Lavrion District, Attikí (Attica; Attika) Prefecture, Greece
Sample size: 1 mm hourglass crystal of smithsonite with bluegreen rosasite, and dark blue azurite (top left), 2 mm crystal group (top right), Area 4 x 3 cm (bottom)
Owner: Steve Rust
 
Origin: Km-3 Mine, Lavrion Mines, Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium), Lavrion District, Attikí (Attica; Attika) Prefecture, Greece
Sample size: area 1 cm. Tiny blocky crystals of smithsonite on oxidised crystals siderite-ankerite. ( the light green colouration maybe due to a small Ni content ?)
Owner: Steve Rust
 
  
Origin: Milltown Quarry, Ashover, Derbyshire, England, UK
Sample size: area 1.5 cm (left), area 8 mm (right)
Owner: Steve Rust
 
Origin: Wapping mine, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England, UK
Sample size: crystals to 1.5 mm
Owner: Christine Rust
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Steve Rust

 

  
 
  
Cadmium smithsonite
Origin: Tsumeb Mine, Namibia
Sample size: 5.3 x 4.3 x 2.5 cm (top/2nd row), 5.0 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  
 
  
Origin: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Sample size: 9 x 5.1 x 4.7 cm (top/2nd row), 6.9 x 6 x 3.5 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

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