AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Smithsonite with Galena inclusions

Search
 

Online Mineral Museum Archive of Mineral Photographs and Mineral Descriptions from John Betts - Fine Minerals.com and Allminerals.com

   

Smithsonite with Galena inclusions from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

 
Smithsonite with Galena inclusions from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Smithsonite with Galena inclusions from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Smithsonite with Galena inclusions from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:No. 57980
Mineral:Smithsonite with Galena inclusions
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Description:Rich cluster of transparent colorless scalenohedral smithsonite crystals to 9 mm with microscopic gray galena inclusions that give the outer layers of the smithsonite crystals a gray appearance.
Overall Size:9.5x6x4 cm
Crystals:micro to 9 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

© AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals All Rights Reserved

The minerals illustrated on this site are presented for reference purposes only. The owner of this site did not collect the minerals and collectors should not assume access is permitted to the property based on inclusion in this museum. Please contact the property owner to obtain legal permission before entering private property. ;