Tarbuttite

  

 

Origin: Broken Hill mine, Kabwe, Central, Zambia

Owner: Lou Perloff

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Origin: Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia

ex. Ferrier, Redpath Museum, Dr. Don Doell Collections

Sample size: 13 x 10 x 7 cm

 

  

  

Origin: Broken Hill Mine, Kabwe, Central Province, Zambia

Ex. Marty Lewadny collection

Sample size: 6.0 x 4.7 x 4.3 cm

 

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Origin: Broken Hill, Zambia

Sample size: 5 x 4.5 x 4 cm

 

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This specimen at first glance looks a lot like smithsonite from Berg Aukus. Under the microscope, however, it is clear that the crystalline masses are myriad grouped triclinic crystals of tarbuttite.

Origin: Kabwe, Broken Hill, Central Province, Zambia

Sample size: 3.5 x 4.0 cm, numerous 1 to 3 mm pinicoids of translucent to transparent tarbuttite (top), 1.3 x 2.1 cm (2nd row)

 

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