Cobaltoan Smithsonite on Sphalerite, Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Mineral: Smithsonite on Sphalerite
Locality: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Description: The most famous locality in the world for smithsonite is certainly the Tsumeb mine. Smithsonite was found in abundance in a variety of habits and colors at the mine while it was producing. Perhaps one of the best known varieties of smithsonite was the cobaltoan pink. This particular specimen features a fantastic intensity of bright pink color. Please also note that the matrix is comprised primarily of sphalerite and fluoresces a lovely bright orange under a LW UV light.
Ex. Dan Zellner Collection
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Mineral: Smithsonite on Sphalerite
Locality: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Description: The most famous locality in the world for smithsonite is certainly the Tsumeb mine. Smithsonite was found in abundance in a variety of habits and colors at the mine while it was producing. Perhaps one of the best known varieties of smithsonite was the cobaltoan pink. This particular specimen features a fantastic intensity of bright pink color. Please also note that the matrix is comprised primarily of sphalerite and fluoresces a lovely bright orange under a LW UV light.
Ex. Dan Zellner Collection
Size:
Mineral: Smithsonite on Sphalerite
Locality: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Description: The most famous locality in the world for smithsonite is certainly the Tsumeb mine. Smithsonite was found in abundance in a variety of habits and colors at the mine while it was producing. Perhaps one of the best known varieties of smithsonite was the cobaltoan pink. This particular specimen features a fantastic intensity of bright pink color. Please also note that the matrix is comprised primarily of sphalerite and fluoresces a lovely bright orange under a LW UV light.
Ex. Dan Zellner Collection