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Wulfenite & Smithsonite

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Wulfenite & Smithsonite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 2.1 × 1.7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.80cm
Weight: 
20.00gr
Description

A fabulous Wulfenite and Smithsonite specimen with beautiful crystal formation and a nice contrast with the yellow Smithsonite Crystal on the side. Very nice and very rare.   Some contact by the Wulfenite crystal...

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Wulfenite

Formula: 
Pb(MoO4)
Strunz: 
7.GA.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
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