Mineral: Smithsonite
Locality: M'Fouati, M'Fouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo
Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.0 x 2.2 cm

Description: A thick botryoidal crust of robin’s egg blue smithsonite from the Yanga Koubenza Quarries. These could easily be confused with specimens from New Mexico's Kelly Mine.

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