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Mineral Specimens with Smithsonite
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8.8 x 5.3 x 4.8 cm. Pinkish dolomite from Tsumeb, coupled with 0.5-cm rhombohedrons of tan-colored smithsonite. Ex. Rob Smith Collection.
7.5 x 5.5 x 5.1 cm. A thick, rich crust of translucent, light green smithsonite from the Tsumeb Mine. This one gets its color from copper. The super-complex surface with its myriad of tiny faces gives it a frosty sheen. In places, the smithsonite is piled up to 2 cm thick. Ex. Rob Smith Collection.
A showy Tsumeb specimen of multi-colored and zoned yellow to orange-brown cadmium smithsonite coating most of a botryoidal colorless smithsonite crystal. The uncoated portion of the specimen is contacted. Cadmium smithsonite is the rarest variety of smithsonite found at Tsumeb, so this is an uncommon piece for color as well as form 3.8 x 3.4 x 2.9 cm
4.0 x 3.9 x 3.2 cm. An aesthetic and beautiful, 360 degree column of gemmy and lustrous, vibrant pink, cobaltoan smithsonite rhombs on sparkly sulfide matrix covered with more smithsonites. A fine miniature from the Tsumeb Mine.
2.9 x 1.9 x 1.7 cm. Large, lustrous and translucent, intergrown, bright apple-green cuprian smithsonite rhombs form a superb specimen from the Tsumeb Mine. This piece has exceptionally large crystals. Ex. Rob Smith Collection.
7.1 x 7.0 x 4.2 cm. An unusual Kelly Mine piece in that it has an association preserved, whereas most never had associated minerals to begin with or the other minerals were dissolved off in the old days by cleaning these in acid. The calcite is so elegant and curvy I mistook it (as did the previous owner) for selenite. The identity of the calcite has been confirmed. The crystals are complete and elegantly perched, on the stark blue contrast.
7.9 x 3.3 x 3.2 cm. This is a complete, pristine, stalactite of pink smithsonite colored a rich red-pink hue by cobalt. The crystal size is to just about 1 cm. The overall coverage is 100% here, making for a novel specimen, a stalactite, the aspect of which is highly unusual. But it is more than just an interesting shape, as the crystals are gemmy and well colored and of a high quality. A unique piece, from the Dr. Gary Hansen collection.
6.0 x 3.7 x 3.5 cm. Two huge, intergrown, highly lustrous, translucent, cream-colored smithsonite rhombs set amongst small smithsonites from the Tsumeb Mine. The two crystals measure 2.5-2.7 cm long. The fat crystal is beautifully free-standing and is highly viewable from either side. This is classic, old-time and highly important material from the old upper levels of the mine. Ex. Lazard Cahn and Dr. Gary Hansen Collections. Cahn was a very prominent U.S. dealer from the mid-1890s to his death in 1940.
12.6 x 11.4 x 3.4 cm. Here is a big plate of Kelly Mine smithsonite. While the luster is not the top for the Kelly, it is not dull, either. There is a nice shimmer to it that does not come through in the photo - and more importantly, the color is the prized sky-blue.
GORGEOUS mini with the top color, rich lustre, and just a wonderful rolling display face. I cannot speak highly enough of the quality. It was in the famous Beth Gordon Collection (california) 3.2 x 2.2 x 1.4
A large and impressive smithsonite of olive green, with a shimmering luster. This rich smithsonite crust is over an inch and a half thick, with nice folds and knobs, so it is attractively 3-dimensional. 10 x 10 x 5.5 cm
A relatively thick crust of smithsonite grading from light green to a more "Kelly" blue. Some bruising, mostly in the lower corner. 7 x 5.5 x 2.8 cm
7.2 x 6.4 x 6.2 cm. Over the past decade, the old works at Choix in re-mining have turned out fine specimens of smithsonite in beautiful shades of pink, purple, green and blue. The color here is a stunning blue-green, just to the green side of Kelly Mine smithsonite, with a fabulous shimmering luster and even a slight translucency. This is a complete knob with just one point of attachment on it (at the back).
4.7 x 3.7 x 2.6 cm. A superb specimen of elongated cobaltoan smithsonite scalenohedrons from the Tsumeb Mine. The crystals have beautiful, light pink color and are really transparent and glassy. Ex. Rob Smith Collection.
6.7 x 4.1 x 2.2 cm. A locality specimen from this classic Wisconsin locality circa mid-1800s , in all likelihood. This is a pseudomorph of Smithsonite, having replaced calcite crystals. Ex. Philadelphia Academy of Sciences Collection.
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