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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