Smithsonite on Coronadite (old classic)

Item Description

Scintillating, spherical aggregates of ivory-colored, smithsonite microcrystals richly and attractively cover the vuggy, 3-dimensional, mounded matrix of lustrous, botryoidal, coronadite stalactites on this classic combination specimen from the famous mines at Broken Hill. Old-time material as coronadite was common in the upper oxidized zone of this renowned deposit. From an old museum collection. Such excellent combination specimens are RARE on the market from here.