Smithsonite (interesting form) (ex Al Kidwell Collection)

Item Description

The Smithsonites from the famous Tsumeb Mine are about as diverse as any species from any locality. You'll find a wide range of colors, habits and styles for the species, and this piece is a great example of said material. This cabinet sized display specimen host attractive, semi-stalactitic formations of Smithsonite which vary in color from a light silvery-grey hue to a dark brown color (possibly from iron oxide inclusions), free standing on matrix. A bit of olive-green colored Duftite can be seen for a nice splash of color. I don't think I've ever seen a Smithsonite that looks quite like this one from Tsumeb. A great piece to add to a Tsumeb collection or a suite or worldwide Smithsonites. From the worldwide mineral collection of Albert Lewis Kidwell (January 1, 1919 - August 16, 2008). Al was a well-known mineral collector and research geologist with Carter Oil Company and later Exxon Oil Company in Houston, Texas. The phosphate species Kidwellite was named in his honor in 1974.