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Hydrozincite & Smithsonite

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Hydrozincite & Smithsonite

Raman conf. specimen no 19-12-28-ts27

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 7 × 5 cm
Description

Partially brown, fresh smithsonite with rich coverage of Raman confirmed hydrozincite on galena matrix. 

Historic specimen!

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hydrozincite

Formula: 
Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Strunz: 
5.BA.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Bad Bleiberg, Bleiberg District, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Carinthia, Austria

Smithsonite

Formula: 
ZnCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Streak: 
White
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Hydrozincite & Smithsonite