| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Smithsonite on Galena |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 23169 |
| Mineral: | Smithsonite on Galena |
| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Dark gray galena covered on all sides with translucent, pale-pink crystals of smithsonite. The smithsonite crystals are curved, rhombohedral form in complex clusters of many crystals. Fully crystallized on all sides - |
| Overall Size: | 11x6x5 cm |
| Crystals: | 2-6 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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