Image Credit: Malcolm Southwood
Specimen Title
Willemite (w. adamite (?) and smithsonite)
Associated Minerals
adamite (?); smithsonite
Principal Mineral
Size
Thumbnail; 18mm
Location in the Mine
Third oxidation zone; 44 Level; West Stope
Provenance
Zweibel, J.
Collection
MGMH; 131516
Entry Number
Specimen; TSNB774
Associated Minerals
adamite (?); smithsonite
Description
An intergrown mass of transparent, bright yellow willemite crystals associated with fans of very pale pink elongated smithsonite crystals (to 2 mm) and pseudo-octahedral crystals of pale-green zincolivenite (?). A tiny fragment of sulphide matrix is attached to the zincolivenite.
The willemite does not fluoresce under either short, medium or long wavelength UV radiation.
The specimen was acquired from Mineral Kingdom (Julius Zweibel) in December 1989.
