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RP96V0: Group of Smithsonite crystals formed by a dominant flattened rhombohedron and poorly developed prismatic faces. The crystals are bright, translucent to transparent, they have a very intense yellow color and they are on matrix with Calcite and small crystals of Cuprite variety Chalcotrichite.
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region Namibia (±1973)
Specimen size: 5.2 × 4.7 × 3.6 cm = 2.05” × 1.85” × 1.42”
Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.4 cm = 0.16” × 0.16”
With handwritten note from the Folch Collection (duplicates)
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