Specimen #1862

Name: Cadmium Smithsonite

Type: Mineral

Locality: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 16.5 x 8.3 x 5.0 cm

Weight: 707

Acquired: 2010-01-29

Source: Trinity: John Veevaert

Label: N

Comment: This specimen is covered on both sides with a 2-3 mm thick layer of cadmium rich smithsonite. The smithsonite is microcrystalline in habit but colored yellow by the presence of cadmium.

Minerals: Smithsonite (ZnCO₃)

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Cadmium Smithsonite, Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia - 16.5 x 8.3 x 5.0 cm

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Cadmium Smithsonite, Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia - 16.5 x 8.3 x 5.0 cm