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Smithsonite With Quartz

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Smithsonite With Quartz

Pseudomorph

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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: 
8 × 8 × 3.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Weight: 
288.00gr
Description

An aesthetic palm size Smithsonite covered with Quartz ?. This is a really nice specimen, with very minimal breakage.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Smithsonite

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

Quartz

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