Smithsonite : CSIRO Spectroscopy Database

Smithsonite [ ZnCO₃ ]

Images of Smithsonite

Specimen of Smithsonite, from Tsumeb, Otjikoto, Namibia. NMNH 137559 00

Photo by Penland, Smithsonian Institution. CC0

Photograph of a specimen of smithsonite from Choix Sinaloa, Mexico. Size: 5cm

Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.

Photograph of a specimen of smithsonite from Choix Sinaloa, Mexico. Size: 5cm

Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen of smithsonite from Choix Sinaloa, Mexico. Size: 5cm

Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen of smithsonite from Choix Sinaloa, Mexico. Size: 5cm

Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.

Material properties

Formula	ZnCO₃
Abbreviation	Smt
Classifications	Minerals containing CO3, Calcite (group)
Luminescence emitters	CO3, Intrinsic, Mn, Triplet-singlet, Unspecified
IMA Status	Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1832
Search other databases	webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, fluomin.org, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database
Tags	Mineral, Carbonate

Composition

Element	Atoms
C	1
Zn	1
O	3
Total:	5

References for Smithsonite

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Götte & Richter 2004

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Hagni 1984

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Tarashchan 1978

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Specimens of Smithsonite

Name	Owner	Materials	Image
Smithsonite (Mexico)	Hamblen, Prof James O., Georgia Tech	Smithsonite	Smithsonite (Mexico) Photograph of a specimen of smithsonite from Choix Sinaloa, Mexico. Size: 5cm Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.