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Smithsonite & Baryte

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Smithsonite & Baryte

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 9.5 × 5 cm
Description

Lustrous sharp colourless smithsonite crystals on both sides of a sulphide matrix hosting a brown baryte blade

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Smithsonite

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

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White