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Quartz Smithsonite On Chalcedony

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Quartz Smithsonite On Chalcedony

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Description
Locality: 
Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund, Karas Region, Namibia
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.8 × 5 × 3.3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.60cm
Weight: 
181.00gr
Description

A unique and fabulouse specimen of quartz perimorph after smithsonite on bluish chalcedony from Skorpion Mine.  This is a rare specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Smithsonite

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

Chalcedony

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Kadıköy (Chalcedon), Istanbul Province, Marmara Region, Turkey