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Smithsonite On Galena

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Smithsonite On Galena

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.8 × 3.5 × 3 cm
Description

Very beautiful perly lustrous smithsonite crystals on matrix of crystallized galenite with quartz crystals.

This wonderful specimen comes from the Olaf Medenbach collection, Germany and was collected 1976.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Smithsonite

Formula: 
ZnCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Streak: 
White

Galena

Formula: 
PbS
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
Lead-grey
Streak: 
Lead-grey