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Smithsonite from
Hammam-Zriba Mine, Zriba-Village, Zaghouan, Tunisia


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Smithsonite, etc.

Hammam-Zriba Mine, Zriba-Village, Zaghouan, Tunisia
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Smithsonite, etc.

Hammam-Zriba Mine, Zriba-Village, Zaghouan, Tunisia
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Smithsonite, etc.

Hammam-Zriba Mine, Zriba-Village, Zaghouan, Tunisia
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Smithsonite

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Smithsonite, etc.

Hammam-Zriba Mine, Zriba-Village, Zaghouan, Tunisia
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Smithsonite, etc.

Hammam-Zriba Mine, Zriba-Village, Zaghouan, Tunisia
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Smithsonite, etc.

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Smithsonite

Hammam-Zriba Mine, Zriba-Village, Zaghouan, Tunisia
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Smithsonite, etc.

Hammam-Zriba Mine, Zriba-Village, Zaghouan, Tunisia
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Smithsonite, etc.

Hammam-Zriba Mine, Zriba-Village, Zaghouan, Tunisia
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Smithsonite, etc.

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Smithsonite

Hammam-Zriba Mine, Zriba-Village, Zaghouan, Tunisia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Smithsonite
Formula:ZnCO3
Habit:Crystalline crusts
Colour:Yellow, brown, chocolate
Luminescent properties:Weak yellow.
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Wet Chemical
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Celestine4
Fluorite2
Hemimorphite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smithsonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hammam-Zriba Mine, Zriba-Village, Zaghouan, Tunisia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:194927
Long-form Identifier:1:3:194927:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smithsonite
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘMecello deposit, Djebel Messella, Zaghouan, Zaghouan, Tunisia
16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘHammam Jedidi deposit, Sidi Jedidi (Sidi Jadidi), Nabeul, Tunisia
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘDjebel Guebli, Zaghouan, Tunisia
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘDjebel el Kohol, Zaghouan, Tunisia
86.3km (53.6 miles) ⓘFedj el Adoum Mine, Fedj-el-Adoum, Siliana, Tunisia
References
Dill, H. G., Nolte, N., & Hansen, B. T. (2014). Lithology, mineralogy and geochemical characterizations of sediment-hosted Sr-F deposits in the eastern Neo-Tethyan Region–with special reference to evaporation and halokinesis in Tunisia. Journal of African Earth Sciences.
Somrani, Chaima; Souissi, Fouad; De Giudici, Giovanni; Guedes, Alexandra; Ferrero, Silvio (2025) Fluid Inclusion Evidence of Deep-Sourced Volatiles and Hydrocarbons Hosted in the F–Ba-Rich MVT Deposit Along the Zaghouan Fault (NE Tunisia). Minerals, 15 (5). doi:10.3390/min15050489
 
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