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MD-197768
Smithsonite
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia
Small Cabinet, 6.0 x 3.7 x 3.5 cm
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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.