| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Smithsonite on Galena |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 55383 |
| Mineral: | Smithsonite on Galena |
| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Transparent pink flattened rhombohedral smithsonite crystals on gray-metallic galena matrix. The smithsonite crystals have cleavage faces in the areas where they intersected adjacent smithsonite crystals. Ex. Royal C. Gould mineral collection #1106; acquired from Schneiders (Poway, Ca.) |
| Overall Size: | 22x16x15 mm |
| Crystals: | 5-9 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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