Smithsonite - Mineral Specimen blue lace wrinkled surface of an elephant's

wrinkled surface of an elephant's skin or in others opinion resembles the ancient Indo-European Sanskrit language

with visible striations running lengthwise along the crystal faces

purification

this material comes from silica-rich fluids that moved through cooling rhyolite and filled voids or fractures before hardening into opal

Location Cut: Brazil

Smithsonite - Mineral Specimen blue lace wrinkled surface of an elephant'sMined 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