Polished Blue Smithsonite Aragonite Points x 6 From Congo Small Tray Found mainly in the Brazzaville

Found mainly in the Brazzaville region

Size = 112 - 68 mm

79 CE used the ancient term Molochitus but by 1661 the revised spelling was widely adopted as Malachite

' with subtle variations in colour

Polished Blue Smithsonite Aragonite Points x 6 From Congo Small Tray Found mainly in the BrazzavillePRODUCT INFORMATION General Description No longer available, only random odd pieces! Smithsonite is a variably coloured trigonal mineral which only rarely is found in well formed crystals. The typical habit is as earthy botryoidal masses. Smithsonite occurs as a secondary mineral in the weathering or oxidation zone of Zinc bearing ore deposits. It sometimes occurs as replacement bodies in carbonate rocks and as such may constitute Zinc ore. Specimens