smithsonite

TSNB498

Specimen

Exhibit 1. Smithsonite; 96 mm.
Exhibit 1. Smithsonite; 96 mm.
Image Credit: Malcolm Southwood
Exhibit 2. Analytical data; smithsonite.
Exhibit 2. Analytical data; smithsonite.
Image Credit: Malcolm Southwood
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Title

smithsonite

Principal Mineral

Smithsonite

Size

Cabinet; 96mm

Collection

Carr, P. PFC2019.056

Provenance

(not assigned)

Entry Type

Specimen TSNB498

A shard of partly oxidised sulphide, grey black in colour, encrusted on both sides with intergrown crystals of colourless smithsonite (to 4 mm), pseudo-dodecahedral in habit, with curvilinear faces.

The specimen has been analysed by EMPA-WDS and LA-ICP-MS as part of a study of the causes of colour in smithsonite (Weall 2023; Southwood et al. 2025) who hypothesised that likely chromophore elements are present in insufficient quantity, either individually or in combination, to colour the mineral. Analytical data is presented in Exhibit 2.

(not assigned)