Smithsonite

Cuprian smithsonite

Origin: 79 Mine, Gila County, Arizona, U.S.A.

Sample size: 6.0 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm

Smithsonite pseudomorph after calcite

Origin: 8th Level, San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico

Sample size: 8.4 x 6.9 x 5.0 cm

Origin: Touissit Mine, Oujda Province, Morocco

Sample size: 10.4 x 9.3 x 4.0 cm

Origin: Tsumeb, Namibia

Ex. Gary Hansen collection

Sample size: 5.1 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm

Photo courtesy of:

Rob Lavinsky

This specimen of gossan has abundant rounded crystals of cuprian smithsonite and azurite. Also found are scattered crystals of aurichalcite.

Origin: Chessy, Rhone, France, Europe
Ex. Frank Edwards Collection, ex. Behier Collection

Sample size: 10.1 x 4 x 1.8 cm

Cobaltoan smithsonite

Cuprian smithsonite with orange mimetite

Origin: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia

Sample size: 4 x 2.8 x 1.7 cm (top/2nd row), 10.4 x 6.3 x 4.8 cm (3rd/bottom row)

Photo courtesy of:

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

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