Yellow Smithsonite Crystals

Yellow Smithsonite Crystals from Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia

Collection

John Betts - Fine Minerals

Description

Fantastic rhombohedral crystals of yellow-orange Smithsonite covering a flattened plate of matrix. The color appears to be a very late layer of smithsonite that grew on colorless smithsonite.

Locality

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia

Dimensions

4.0 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm


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