Mineral: Smithsonite with Azurite
Locality: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
Dimensions: 9.1cm

Description: A very rare association (per Paul Keller, Mineralogical Record Tsumeb issue, 1977) of a spray of azurite on deep apple-green smithsonite, probably from the first oxidation zone. Photo credit: Joe Budd

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