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1.7" Blue-Green Zincolibethenite on Sparkling Smithsonite - Congo
This is a beautiful, 1.7" wide sparkling smithsonite formation with small aggregates of blue-green zincolibethenite near one edge, collected from the Yanga Koubenza quarries in the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville).
It has been mounted to an acrylic display base with mineral tack.
It has been mounted to an acrylic display base with mineral tack.
About Smithsonite
Smithsonite forms in earthy botryoidal masses, sometimes forming grape-like structures. It can be found as a secondary mineral in oxidation zones of zinc ore deposits, in some sedimentary deposits, and as an oxidation product of sphalerite. The general chemical formula of smithsonite is ZnCO3, however Fe (iron), Mg (magnesium), Ca (calcium), Cd (cadmium), Cu (copper), and Co (cobalt) can take the place of Zn (zinc). This potential for elemental variation results in smithsonite's wide variety of colors, including blue, green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, brown, gray, white, and colorless.
Smithsonite forms in earthy botryoidal masses, sometimes forming grape-like structures. It can be found as a secondary mineral in oxidation zones of zinc ore deposits, in some sedimentary deposits, and as an oxidation product of sphalerite. The general chemical formula of smithsonite is ZnCO3, however Fe (iron), Mg (magnesium), Ca (calcium), Cd (cadmium), Cu (copper), and Co (cobalt) can take the place of Zn (zinc). This potential for elemental variation results in smithsonite's wide variety of colors, including blue, green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, brown, gray, white, and colorless.
SPECIES
Zincolibethenite & Smithsonite
LOCATION
Yanga Koubenza Quarries, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo
SIZE
1.7 x 1.1"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#380032
