Moving mountains for you
Switch currency

Current Live Auctions

Current Live Fixed Price Sales

Cobaltoan Smithsonite

Views:
Watches:
CR65879

Cobaltoan Smithsonite

Description Tabs

Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 6 × 3.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.60cm
Description

A fine specimen of pale pink Tsumeb smithsonite (which gets its color from cobalt content). The crystals (to 0.6 cm) exhibit fine luster and transparency.The specimen is a floater with nice, mostly gemmy, crystals all around the specimen.Ex Grosch collection, Germany

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cobaltoan Smithsonite

Variety Of: 

Smithsonite

Formula: 
ZnCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Formula: 
(Zn,Co)CO3
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Pink