Smithsonite Specimen from Ojuela Mine Apache Tears Weight: 240g

Weight: 240g

often with a metallic or pearly sheen due to microscopic inclusions of other minerals

The crystals typically form on a limestone or sulfide-rich matrix

Size Notes: One side saw cut

Because this material is found exclusively within a single mountainous region of the Dominican Republic

Smithsonite Specimen from Ojuela Mine Apache Tears Weight: 240gI was excited to get this lot of Smithsonite Specimen from Ojuela Mine. It's not often you come across them from the Ojuela mine with this particular olive green color, and the sparkle on these is just out of this world. The sparkle doesn't show up well under the LED camera lighting. Under any kind of direct light, the surface of these specimens absolutely comes alive. It's a classic botryoidal (bubbly) formation, but it's coated in a layer of micro