Smithsonite with Hematite
Tsumeb Mine
Tsumeb, Namibia
3.5 cm x 2.0 cm x 2.0 cm
Here is a nice miniature size specimen of a not so common form of Smithsonite from the famous mine in Namibia.
The Tsumeb mine has produced just about every color and form of smithsonite imaginable.
Here are colorless bladed crystals of smithsonite with what appears to be a hematite coating mostly near the crystal bases.
The specimen appear to have been some type of stalactite growth that the crystals grew on.
A very nice and interesting smaller specimen.
