Smithsonite - Specimen tsumeb mine mineral People are drawn to pieces

People are drawn to pieces like this for their connection to deep time and the visible record of ancient marine life

Overall Length: approx

followed by muscovite growing in platy aggregates

Many collectors are drawn to fossil teeth like this for what they represent more than anything else: endurance

Designed in: Vancouver

Smithsonite - Specimen tsumeb mine mineral People are drawn to piecesMined from: Yanga Koubenza Quarries, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo Description: This one of a kind Smithsonite mineral specimen from Congo features bright turquoise blue Smithsonite covering a reddish brown matrix. The specimen has a mix of smooth botryoidal growth, rounded bubble like formations, and crusty druzy areas across the surface. The colour is strong and even in several sections, with lighter blue white patches