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6.9 x 6.0 x 4.4 cm. Pretty rosettes of translucent and lustrous, flattened, pink cobaltoan smithsonite rhombs richly and attractively cover the undulating matrix of massive galena on this classic smithsonite varietal from the Tsumeb Mine. Ex. Richard Hauck and Daniel Trinchillo Sr. Collections. This specimen is illustrated on Page 13 of the catalogue for the Heritage Natural History Auction in Dallas, Texas in January, 2009, which featured many pieces from the Trinchillo Collection.
6.8 x 3.9 x 2.8 cm. Pretty, excellent Kelly-blue smithsonite botryoids cover the silicified limestone matrix on this fine specimen from the Kelly Mine. The botryoids have excellent lustre and translucency and there is a layer of powder-blue aurichalcite beneath the smithsonite and on one end. Very interesting. Classic and desirable combination material from this noted locale.
Specimens from the legendary 79 Mine are of course greatly prized, and this is a really pretty smithsonite of shimmering green from there. 6.0 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm
A very unusual Santa Eulalia pseudomorph of smithsonite after calcite, the smithsonite having retained the shape of the cluster of calcite crystals. 8.4 x 6.9 x 5.0 cm
What looks like a druse of quartz or calcite is actually anglesite, on light green smithsonite -- betraying the presence of both lead and zinc in the solution in which this specimen formed, flowing through the ore-rich rock bodies which later became the San Antonio mine. 4.6 x 3.2 x 2.1 cm
A large, sparkly, impressive plate of stalactitic smithsonite, featuring pretty grey-green "fingers" with lavender tones behind them. Touissit is known more for its azurites and cerussites than for its smithsonites, but it turns out really fine ones, usually in the green tones. 10.4 x 9.3 x 4.0 cm
This is a massive, surprisingly attractive, and very old smithsonite from this classic mining district of Arkansas. I have never myself seen a piece like this, as they were found a long time ago and simply are not available in any collection I know of to view. This one came out of the Seaman Museum, where it had originally been part of the collection of Prof. William Heinrich. Though the color is "challenged" the overall look of the piece is actually, surprisingly, attractive. I rate this for the locality as a fairly significant US smithsonite specimen. 14.5 x 10.3 x 6.9 cm
3.4 x 3.4 x 3.2 cm. Bubbly, botryoidal, tranlucent, vivid pink smithsonite completely envelopes the mounded matrix on all sides on this fine, classic and pristine specimen from the El Refugio Mine at Choix, Mexico. Excellent material.
5.7 x 2.4 x 1.4 cm. Rich, translucent, apple-green smithsonite botryoids cover the matrix on this beautiful specimen from recent finds at the 79 Mine of Arizona. Classic, highly desirable material. Green cuprian smithsonite is quite rare overall.
5.8 x 5.7 x 3.7 cm. Like many from this new find (2009), this piece exhibits two-tone coloration of both apple-green and darker-green smithsonite. It is mounded very 3-dimensionally on the matrix with a thick layer of green (cuprian) smithsonite.
7.1 x 4.7 x 3.6 cm. A beautiful, 3-dimensional, richly covered matrix with thick smithsonite of medium green color for this find (2009). Not too dark, not too light. It has a rich sparkle to it, as well, that is unusual.
7.1 x 5.2 x 2.8 cm. A fine, 3-dimensional matrix specimen with an unusually choice and thick layer of green (cuprian) smithsonite atop. Like many from this new find (2009), it exhibits two-tone coloration of both apple-green and darker-green smithsonite. The play of the colors in reflecting light makes them most unusual, and I have not seen green smithsonite before which exhibits this color play on the same piece. This specimen has very robust, large, botryoidal smithsonite at its peak.
7.8 x 6.6 x 5.1 cm. A very 3-dimensional large specimen with solid coverage of green cuprian smithsonite. While most is of one generation, a slightly lighter color second generation has been deposited in the middle as well. From the new find of 2009.
9.8 x 5.9 x 2.5 cm. This is an elongated plate with the most sparkly smithsonite I have seen from the find (2009), literally as if you dropped sugar on top of the big botryoidal balls. Like many from this new find, this piece exhibits two-tone coloration of both apple-green and darker-green smithsonite. It is mounded very 3-dimensionally on the matrix with a thick layer of green (cuprian) smithsonite. The color is intense in the darker zones, more what you expect for the finest wavellite and not for green smithsonite. The bottom edges were sawed during removal.
11.7 x 8.3 x 4.8 cm. A rich and very large plate for the find (2009), of high quality, consistent apple-green color, and superb aesthetics. Cuprian smithsonite in this size from any locale must be very rare, and from the few previous finds at this location I have seen little of this magnitude.
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share specimen![Smithsonite (Var: Cobaltoan Smithsonite) from Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia [db_pics/mdpics/MD-271638a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-271638a.jpg)
![Smithsonite, Aurichalcite from Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-271663a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-271663a.jpg)
![Smithsonite (Var: Cuprian Smithsonite) from 79 Mine (79th Mine; Seventy-Nine Mine; Seventy-Nine property; McHur prospect), Chilito, Hayden area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-27190a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-27190a.jpg)
![Smithsonite from San Antonio Mine (San Antonio el Grande Mine), East Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/mdpics/MD-27206a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-27206a.jpg)
![Anglesite, Smithsonite from San Antonio Mine (San Antonio el Grande Mine), East Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/mdpics/MD-27269a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-27269a.jpg)
![Smithsonite from Touissit, Touissit District, Oujda-Angad Province, Oriental Region, Morocco [db_pics/mdpics/MD-27280a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-27280a.jpg)
![Smithsonite from Morning Star Mine, Rush Creek District, Marion Co., Arkansas, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-27439a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-27439a.jpg)
![Smithsonite from El Refugio Mine, Choix, Mun. de Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico [db_pics/mdpics/MD-275072a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-275072a.jpg)
![Smithsonite (Var: Cuprian Smithsonite) from 79 Mine (79th Mine; Seventy-Nine Mine; Seventy-Nine property; McHur prospect), Chilito, Hayden area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-278369a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-278369a.jpg)
![Smithsonite (Var: Cuprian Smithsonite) from 79 Mine (79th Mine; Seventy-Nine Mine; Seventy-Nine property; McHur prospect), Chilito, Hayden area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-279087a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-279087a.jpg)
![Smithsonite (Var: Cuprian Smithsonite) from 79 Mine (79th Mine; Seventy-Nine Mine; Seventy-Nine property; McHur prospect), Chilito, Hayden area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-279088a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-279088a.jpg)
![Smithsonite (Var: Cuprian Smithsonite) from 79 Mine (79th Mine; Seventy-Nine Mine; Seventy-Nine property; McHur prospect), Chilito, Hayden area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-279089a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-279089a.jpg)
![Smithsonite (Var: Cuprian Smithsonite) from 79 Mine (79th Mine; Seventy-Nine Mine; Seventy-Nine property; McHur prospect), Chilito, Hayden area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-279090a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-279090a.jpg)
![Smithsonite (Var: Cuprian Smithsonite) from 79 Mine (79th Mine; Seventy-Nine Mine; Seventy-Nine property; McHur prospect), Chilito, Hayden area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-279091a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-279091a.jpg)
![Smithsonite (Var: Cuprian Smithsonite) from 79 Mine (79th Mine; Seventy-Nine Mine; Seventy-Nine property; McHur prospect), Chilito, Hayden area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-279092a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-279092a.jpg)