Cobaltoan Smithsonite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Miniature, 4.2 x 2.8 x 2.6 cm
Start Time: 10/26/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 11/02/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Pretty pastel-pink, lustrous and translucent, elongated cobaltoan smithsonite rhombs, to 1.0 cm, are aesthetically clustered on the mounded sulfide matrix covered with oxide-coated smithsonites. Pink smithsonite is a highly desirable varietel from famed Tsumeb and this is a showy and highly representative example. Classic cobaltoan smithsonite.

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