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Mineral Specimens with Smithsonite
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9.3 x 5.4 x 5.3 cm. A UTAH smithsonite, of course far less common on the market than Mexican or even Kelly smithsonites. This specimen has an INTENSELY sparkly luster; the color is very close to the familiar "Kelly blue" and certain Choix specimens.
3.9 x 3.9 x 2.3 cm. This find took place about 10 years ago at the San Antonio Mine. It was unique in having these beautiful shimmering, translucent globes of light green smithsonite, some on a field of hemimorphite crystals, and others standing out against a black background, as with this one. Ex. Marty Zinn Collection.
12.4 x 11.4 x 6.2 cm. A large matrix covered on one side with a field of botryoidal, translucent pea-green smithsonite, and on the other with isolated little spheres of it. A big, rich specimen from a famous smithsonite locality! Ex. Rob Smith Collection.
7.8 x 4.2 x 3.7 cm. Lustrous, translucent, sea-foam green smithsonite botryoids accented with pearlescent hemimorphite blades cover the robust, 3-dimensional gossan matrix on this specimen from the San Antonio Mine at Santa Eulalia, Mexico. The specimen specifically comes from Level 8 of this famous mine.
9 x 7 x 4 cm. This piece consists of a pristine, glistening druse of light green smithsonite that has completely cast over and then survived the original azurite. Ex. Sussman and Jim Ferguson Collections.
20 x 16 x 8 cm. This specimen consists of sharp crystals of tarnowitzite to 6 inches (15cm) that have been completely replaced by smithsonite on which is another layer of sparkling, glistening white smithsonite! Ex. Sussman and Dr. Georg Gebhard Collections.
8 x 6 x 4.5 cm. The piece is complete all around and consists of a 3-dimensional upside-down bowl of smithsonite, lustrous and yellowish, on which the malachite crystals perch. The malachite crystals are velvety, and richly colored, and pristine as well. Ex. Sussman, Paul Egleston, American Museum of Natural History, and Bill Smith Collections.
5.3 x 4.0 x 2.3 cm. A lustrous, deep blue crystal of exceptionally well-formed azurite sits jauntily on a contrasting matrix of cuprian smithsonite. The terminated azurite exceeds 1.25 inches at about 3.5 cm in height. Ex. Willy Israel Collection.
9.0 x 6.3 x 6.0 cm. Rich and abundant, these crystals have superb luster and perfect apple-green color, averaging 1-2 mm in size. Ex. Willy Israel Collection.
5.7 x 4.2 x 2.3 cm. Very nice cobaltoan smithsonite featuring a single gigantic crystal (1.8 cm per edge!) with smaller, more lustrous crystals nestled below. Ex. Willy Israel Collection.
6.6 x 3.9 x 2.6 cm. Clusters of orange-tinted smithsonite crystals cover this specimen from end to end, and it just glitters because of the excellent luster. Ex. Willy Israel Collection.
3.8 x 2.7 x 2.7 cm. Another fine miniature of smithsonite. These large crystals (1.3 cm on edge) have a beautiful pearly luster, and are so translucent that the observers are mesmerized as they peer deep into the glowing crystals. Ex. Willy Israel Collection.
4.2 x 3.1 x 2.4 cm. Lustrous mint-green cuprian smithsonites in which the crystals have grown in rounded clusters. Individual crystals are over 0.5 cm. Ex. Willy Israel Collection.
4.3 x 2.4 x 2.4 cm. Nice, well-defined blades with excellent luster, good size, and very good definition. Ex. Willy Israel Collection.
4.8 x 4.7 x 2.1 cm. Large (to 1.7 cm) rounded blades of cobaltoan smithsonite. The luster is very good, and the color is superb. Ex. Willy Israel Collection.
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