| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Smithsonite (prismatic hexagonal habit) |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 73658 |
| Mineral: | Smithsonite (prismatic hexagonal habit) |
| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent brown smithsonite crystals on brown matrix. The smithsonite crystals are prismatic hexagonal form with rhombohedral terminations and surfaces composed of parallel rhombohedral crystal faces that resemble stacked crystals. Ex. W. Keller #583, acquired in 1984 |
| Overall Size: | 22x15x15 mm |
| Crystals: | 5-11 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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