Smithsonite
Sinkkisälpä, Smithsoniet, Smithsonit, Smitsonita, Smithsonitas, Смитсонит, עברית, 菱亜鉛鉱, 菱鋅礦
Commonly known
rarer (so called collectors stones)
very rare (rarities)
relatively rare organic material
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Formulas: Smithsonite: ZnCO3, Cuprian Smithsonite: (Zn,Cu)CO3,
Cobaltoan Smithsonite: (Zn,Co)CO3, Cadmian Smithsonite: (Zn,Cd)CO3
Mineral class: carbonates Crystal system: trigonal Mohs scale: 4 - 4.5 Density (g/cm3): 4.3 - 4.5 Refractive index: 1.610 - 1.85 Cleavage: very good Colors: colorless, white, grey, yellow, pink, greenish, blueish, violet, brown Transparency: translucent - opaque Luster: vitreous - pearly UV-Fluorescence: pale green, pale blue, pink Pleochroism: - Largest crystal: 10 cm? Deposits: worldwide Discovery: 1802 1st Description: 1827? Name: in honor of the British mineralogist James Smithson (1765 – 1829) |
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Smithsonite Mineral
Origin: Tsumcorp Mine / Tsumeb / Otjikoto / Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.theimage.com |
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Smithsonite
Size: 1.67 cm Weight: 24.83 ct Origin: Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.rarestone.com |
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Smithsonite Mineral
Size: 5.2 x 3.2 x 3.1 cm Origin: Tsumeb / Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Smithsonite
Size: 0.8 x 0.6 cm Weight: 1.42 ct Origin: Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.kox-gems.com |
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Smithsonite-(Cd)
Size: 1.49 cm Weight: 15.50 ct Origin: Tsumeb / Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.rarestone.com |
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Smithsonite-(Cd) Mineral
Size: 4.3 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm Origin: Oronogo Field / Tri-State Distr. / Jasper County / Missouri / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Smithsonite-(Cd)
Size: 1.05 x 0.77 cm Weight: 5.02 ct Origin: Tsumeb / Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.rarestone.com |
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Smithsonite-(Cd)
Size: 1.41 x 0.98 cm Weight: 7.18 ct Origin: Monteponi Mine / Iglesias / Sardinia / Italy Photo by kind permission of © www.thegemtrader.com |
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Smithsonite-(Cd) SW UV
Size: 0.7 x 0.6 x 0.3 cm Weight: 1.5 ct Origin: Masua Mine / Iglesias / Sardinia / Italy Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Smithsonite
Size: 0.7 x 0.7 cm Weight: 1.67 ct Origin: Masua Mine / Iglesias / Sardinia / Italy Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Smithsonite Mineral
Size: 4.6 x 3.1 x 2.9 cm Origin: Mt. Aukas (Berg Aukas) / Grootfontein / Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Smithsonite
Size: 0.63 x 0.42 cm Weight: 0.95 ct Origin: Tsumeb / Namibia Photo by kind permission of © Darlene Cobler |
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Smithsonite Mineral
Size: 6.0 x 7.5 cm Origin: Tsumeb / Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.exceptionalminerals.com |
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Smithsonite-(Co)
Weight: 2.0 ct Size: 0.7 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm Origin: Choix / Sinaloa / Mexico Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Smithsonite-(Co) Mineral
Size: 3.6 x 2.9 x 1.8 cm Origin: Tsumeb / Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Smithsonite-(Co) Mineral
Size: 7 x 5.5 x 2.6 cm Origin: Tsumeb / Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.fabreminerals.com |
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Smithsonite-(Co) Mineral
Size: 5.7 x 5.3 x 2.5 cm Origin: El Refugio Mine / Guadalupe de Los Reyes / Cosalá: / Sinaloa / Mexico Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Smithsonite-(Co)
Origin: Choix / Sinaloa / Mexico Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Smithsonite-(Co) Mineral
Size: 12.3 x 9.5 x 8.5 cm Origin: Choix / Sinaloa / Mexico Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Smithsonite-(Co)
Size: 0.59 x 0.45 x 0.3 cm Weight: 0.77 ct Origin: Mexico Photo by kind permission of © www.gemfrance.com |
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Smithsonite-(Cu) Mineral
Size: 8.4 x 1.5 cm Origin: El Refugio Mine / Guadalupe de Los Reyes / Cosalá / Sinaloa / Mexico Photo by kind permission of © www.exceptionalminerals.com |
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Smithsonite-(Cu)
Origin: Choix / Sinaloa / Mexico Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Smithsonite-(Cu)
Size: 1.3 x 1.0 x 0.7 cm Weight: 8.70 ct Origin: Kelly Mine / Magdalena / Socorro County / New Mexico / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Smithsonite-(Cu) Mineral
Size: 2.1 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm Origin: Broken Hill / New South Wales / Australia Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Smithsonite-(Cu)
Size: 0.7 x 0.5 cm Weight: 1.14 ct Origin: Mexico Photo by kind permission of © www.kox-gems.com |
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Smithsonite-(Cu)
Size: 14.3 x 8.4 x 4.4 Origin: Kelly Mine / Magdalena / Socorro County / New Mexico / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Smithsonite-(Cu)
Size: 1.27 x 0.72 cm Weight: 4.06 ct Origin: Kelly Mine / Magdalena / Socorro County / New Mexico / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.thegemtrader.com |
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Smithsonite-(Cu)
Size: 0.45 x 0.34 cm Weight: 0.32 ct Origin: Mexico Photo by kind permission of © www.thegemtrader.com |
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Smithsonite-(Cu) Mineral
Size: 2.4 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm Origin: Tsumeb / Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Smithsonite-(Cu)
Weight: 0.50 ct Origin: El Refugio Mine / Choix / Sinaloa / Mexico Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Smithsonite-(Cu) Mineral
Size: 13 x 10 x 7 cm Origin: Touissit / Oujda / Morocco Photo by kind permission of © www.bestminerals.com |
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Smithsonite-(Cu) Mineral
Size: 6.0 x 5.8 x 4.8 cm Origin: Tsumeb Mine / Tsumeb / Otjikoto Region / Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Smithsonite-(Cu)
Size: 5.7 x 2.4 x 1.4 cm Origin: 79 Mine / Banner Distr. / Gila County / Arizona / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Smithsonite-(Cu) Mineral
Size: 3.1 x 3.6 x 3.7 cm Origin: Tsumeb / Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.collectorfinejewelry.com |
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Smithsonite-(Cu) Mineral
Size: 2.4 x 2.2 x 0.8 cm Origin: 79 Mine / Banner Distr. / Gila County / Arizona / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Smithsonite-(Cu) Mineral
Size: 2.0 x 1.8 x 1.0 cm Origin: Tsumeb / Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Smithsonite-(Cu)
Weight: 0.34 ct Origin: Tsumeb / Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.minclassics.com |
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Smithsonite-(Cu) Mineral
Size: 3.7 x 3.1 x 1.2 cm Origin: 79 Mine / Banner Distr. / Gila County / Arizona / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Smithsonite-(Cu)
Size: 0.74 x 0.49 cm Weight: 1.37 ct Origin: 79 Mine / Hayden / Gila County / Arizona / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Smithsonite-(Cu)
Size: 0.35 cm Weight: 0.24 ct Origin: 79 Mine / Hayden / Gila County / Arizona / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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