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Smithsonite from
Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia


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Smithsonite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
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Smithsonite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
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Smithsonite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
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Smithsonite, etc.

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
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Smithsonite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
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Smithsonite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
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Smithsonite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
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Smithsonite, etc.

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
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Smithsonite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
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Smithsonite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
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Smithsonite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
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Smithsonite, etc.

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Smithsonite
Formula:ZnCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hemimorphite56
Quartz8
Tarbuttite7
Malachite5
Hetaerolite3
Hydrozincite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smithsonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (40 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:311394
Long-form Identifier:1:3:311394:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smithsonite
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘRosh Pinah Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
References
www.metalin.com (2002) http://www.metalin.com/skorpion.html
Borg, G., Karner, K., Buxton, M., Armstrong, R., Merwe, S. W. v. d. (2003) Geology of the Skorpion Supergene Zinc Deposit, Southern Namibia. Economic Geology, 98 (4) 749-771 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.98.4.749
Jahn, S. (2007): Tarbuttit von der Skorpion Zink Mine, Namibia. Mineralien-Welt 18 (4), 56-66. (in German)
Sitoka, S. (2014). Exploration status for oxide and sulphide zinc ores at Skorpion Zinc Mine, Namibia (Masters dissertation, Rhodes University).
 
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