Smithsonite
specimen number:
8811321
location:
Tsumeb mine, Otjikoto, Namibia
description:
Beautiful orange lustrous rhombohedral crystals of smithsonite to 1.0 cm in size across the front of this matrix. The color due to a coating of iron oxide. Very slight micro-damage present, this still in very good condition. Some of the crystals exhibit translucency.
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