Smithsonite - Mineral Specimen natural calcite formation 18mm size bead

18mm size bead

Elkaid Errami

In the Shigar Valley

often forming in nodules or massive structures rather than crystal form

and it is the rarer and more valuable type of jade—distinct from its cousin nephrite

Smithsonite - Mineral Specimen natural calcite formation 18mm size beadMined from: Tsumeb Mine area, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia Description: This piece shows classic botryoidal smithsonite with a vivid electric blue to turquoise color, forming rounded, grape like surfaces that flow over a contrasting brown matrix. The surface has a waxy to silky luster, with small hemispherical growths merging together into a smooth, almost liquid looking texture. Areas of exposed matrix break up the color and give the piece a more