Polished Blue Smithsonite Aragonite Points x 6 From Congo Small Tray 79 CE used the ancient

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

Size = 300 x 170 x 136 mm

Found mainly in the Brazzaville region

' with subtle variations in colour

Size = 10 - 103 mm | 0

Polished Blue Smithsonite Aragonite Points x 6 From Congo Small Tray 79 CE used the ancientPRODUCT 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