Cuprian Smithsonite ex. Rob Smith Coll.

Item Description

Cuprian, bright green, smithsonite is a rarity in nature more than most other colors and goes for a premium. Tsumeb is famous for it: in fact the best locality for green smithsonite as far as I am concerned. However, most speicmens came out prior to the late 1980s and so few are on the market today. This specimen features a solid drapery of sparkling green crystals colored a rich granny-smith-apple green color by copper inclusions. As with the pink specimen here as well, the luster and translucency o the crystals make the piece sparkle when lit. The specimen is fairly large for this style, showing complete coating of sparkly smithsonites across over 90% of the display face. It is from the well-known personal Tsumeb collection of South African dealer Rob Smith, sold in 2005. this is valued at $3200-$4000