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Smithsonite (prismatic hexagonal habit) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

 
Smithsonite (prismatic hexagonal habit) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Smithsonite (prismatic hexagonal habit) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Smithsonite (prismatic hexagonal habit) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Smithsonite (prismatic hexagonal habit) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Smithsonite (prismatic hexagonal habit) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Smithsonite (prismatic hexagonal habit) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:No. 73658
Mineral:Smithsonite (prismatic hexagonal habit)
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Description:Lustrous transparent brown smithsonite crystals on brown matrix. The smithsonite crystals are prismatic hexagonal form with rhombohedral terminations and surfaces composed of parallel rhombohedral crystal faces that resemble stacked crystals. Ex. W. Keller #583, acquired in 1984
Overall Size:22x15x15 mm
Crystals:5-11 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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