Cobaltoan Smithsonite

This gorgeous Smithsonite has sensational color. Some Cobaltoan Smithsonites are a light or pasty pinkish color. This large specimen exhibits rich pink color, as you might see from Cobaltoan calcite from Morocco or an excellent rose quartz. The crystal sizes range up to 1 cm long. They have great luster, and they are ascetically positioned on the matrix. Actually the way it sits, it appears to be a rosey gem-crystal studded cave (or doorway) going into the piece (first pic), as you look to the left of it, it is thickly covered in pink smithsonite (pic 2).  The only noticeable damage, if you can call it that, is easily seen in the first pic, near the bottom, there is a spot where the underlying matrix shows through (it was probably contacting the host rock in the pocket) It is a large piece measuring nearly 5 inches vertically, it  weighs 594 grams (1 1/4 pounds). A fine example from the closed Tsumeb Mine.