144 - Smithsonite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

Kabwe
Zambia

Contributors

Alexander Phillips

Photos

Essential Information

Specimen ID

144

Mineral Name

Smithsonite

Chemical Formula

ZnCO3
Specimen Number
028

Large box with 16 specimens of various sizes, many with the same ID. Some culled.

Sharp colorless rhombs on Fe-oxide containing matrix

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Broken Hill (Kabwe) Mine, Zambia

Locality Lat/Long

-14.4285061, 28.451357

Mine Name

Kabwe Mine
Original Attributed Locality
Rhodesia
Broken Hill