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Indonesian Smithsonite trade-name specimen L from Indonesia with honey-orange quartz crystal growth, mint-green garnierite veins and natural cavities.
  • Indonesian Smithsonite trade-name specimen L from Indonesia with honey-orange quartz crystal growth, mint-green garnierite veins and natural cavities.
  • “Indonesian Smithsonite” Garnierite with Quartz L
  • “Indonesian Smithsonite” Garnierite with Quartz L
  • Indonesian Smithsonite trade-name specimen L from Indonesia with honey-orange quartz crystal growth, mint-green garnierite veins and natural cavities.
  • “Indonesian Smithsonite” Garnierite with Quartz L
  • “Indonesian Smithsonite” Garnierite with Quartz L
“Indonesian Smithsonite” Garnierite with Quartz L

“Indonesian Smithsonite” Garnierite with Quartz L

£10.00
Description

A highly textured natural Indonesian mineral specimen sold under the trade name “Indonesian Smithsonite”, featuring garnierite with associated quartz and natural matrix.

This Piece L has a striking elongated formation covered in warm honey, caramel and burnt-orange crystalline growth. Pale mint and turquoise-green garnierite appears throughout as fine seams, coatings and exposed pockets, creating beautiful contrast against the warmer mineralisation.

Numerous natural cavities run through the piece, revealing further crystalline growth beneath the surface and giving the specimen plenty of depth and texture from different viewing angles.

The exact specimen pictured will be received.
Geological Specifications

Mineral: Garnierite with Quartz, trade-named “Indonesian Smithsonite”
Locality: Indonesia
Formation: Nickel-rich secondary mineralisation with silica deposition
Hardness: Variable due to mixed mineral composition

“Indonesian Smithsonite” is a trade name used for Indonesian material containing nickel-bearing garnierite with associated silica or quartz. Despite the trade name, this material is not true smithsonite, which is a zinc carbonate mineral.

Garnierite develops through the weathering and alteration of nickel-rich ultramafic rocks. Its characteristic green mineralisation may occur as veins, coatings and fracture fillings throughout the host rock. Later silica-rich fluids can deposit quartz and chalcedony within cavities and fractures, producing the complex crystalline textures seen across these specimens.
Metaphysical Properties

Traditionally associated with:

• Growth and positive change
• Abundance and prosperity
• Grounding and connection to nature
• Emotional balance
• Clarity and energetic cleansing

Garnierite is often associated with abundance, personal growth and embracing new opportunities, while quartz is traditionally linked with clarity and amplification.

(Metaphysical properties are offered for spiritual interest only.)

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