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Tarbuttite With Smithsonite & Skorpionite

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Tarbuttite With Smithsonite & Skorpionite

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Description
Locality: 
Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund, Karas Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.2 × 6 × 3.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Weight: 
255.00gr
Description

A spectacular specimen with Tarbuttite crystals covered with a light layer of Smithsonite and Skorpionite on one side. A very nice palm size green crystal formation. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tarbuttite

Formula: 
Zn2(PO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.35
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe (Broken Hill), Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia

Smithsonite

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

Skorpionite

Formula: 
Ca3Zn2(PO4)2(CO3)(OH)2·H2O
Strunz: 
8.DO.45
Hardness: 
3.5 - 0.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Lüderitz District, Karas Region, Namibia