SMITHSONITE on SERPIERITE with OLIVENITE

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia, Africa

Status

Available

Size

11 x 8.5 x 4.5 cm (Large Cabinet)

Collection

ex. Karlheinz Grosch Collection

Description

An early specimen from the upper oxidation zone consisting of glistening blue coloured micro-crystals of Smithsonite on underlying paler blue crust of Serpierite. Needle crystals of Olivenite richly invest the rear of the specimen too. An impressive cabinet specimen.

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Owner

Kristalle and Crystal Classics