Locality type: Mine Classification Species: Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 Comments: Plates 71/72 from Wilson, Wendell. E.; Bartsch, Joel A.; Mauthner, Mark (2004) Masterpieces of the Mineral World. Houston Museum of Natural Science. [https://www.mindat.org/reference.php?id=18945017 ] Quality for species: Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) Significance: Classic locality for this mineral (see references.) Confirmation Validity: Believed Valid Associated Minerals: Associates: Tsumebite Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: Cerussite 276 Mimetite 161 Galena 104 Calcite 101 Azurite 76 Malachite 72 Tennantite Subgroup 69 Dolomite 57 - var Cobalt-bearing Dolomite 1 Willemite 50 Cuprite 48 - var Chalcotrichite 8 Duftite 44 Quartz 42 Native Copper 39 Rosasite 39 Wulfenite 35 - var Chillagite 3 Dioptase 31 Aragonite 18 - var Lead-bearing Aragonite 15 Sphalerite 15 - var Marmatite 3 Hematite 13 Pyrite 13 Goethite 13 Tsumcorite 12 Adamite 11 Chalcocite 10 Otavite 10 Mottramite 10 Bayldonite 9 Hydrocerussite 9 Greenockite 9 Tetrahedrite Subgroup 6 Baryte 6 Tsumebite 6 Hedyphane 6 Minrecordite 5 Linarite 5 Smithsonite 5 - var Cobalt-bearing Smithsonite 5 Descloizite 4 Anglesite 3 Bornite 3 Plancheite 3 Conichalcite 2 Zincolivenite 2 Namuwite 2 Arsentsumebite 2 Cubanite 2 Corkite 2 Enargite 2 Legrandite 2 Aurichalcite 2 Beaverite-(Cu) 2 Hydrozincite 2 Schaurteite 1 Siderite 1 Marcasite 1 Köttigite 1 Phosgenite 1 Reinerite 1 Pyrolusite 1 Germanite 1 Native Silver 1 Ankerite 1 Schulenbergite 1 Brochantite 1 Leiteite 1 Fraipontite 1 Pyromorphite 1 Chalcopyrite 1 Data Mineral Data: Click here to view Smithsonite data Locality Data: Click here to view Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia Photo Gallery View Gallery (1424 photos) Data Identifiers Mindat Occurrence Record ID: 3811 Long-form Identifier: 1:3:3811:9 GUID (UUID V4 ): 0 Nearest other occurrences of Smithsonite
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Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia