| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Smithsonite with minor matrix |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 74745 |
| Mineral: | Smithsonite with minor matrix |
| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Large lustrous transparent gray-brown smithsonite crystals with remnants of matrix where smithsonite crystals were attached. The smithsonite crystals are rhombohedral form, with silky surface luster, and contacted the cavity walls at several places. Ex. Georg Gebhard (author of Tsumeb I and Tsumeb II, the definitive reference books on Tsumeb) |
| Overall Size: | 30x22x20 mm |
| Crystals: | 10-19 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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