Hydrozincite and Smithsonite from the Zorzone Mine, Italy

Contributed by: FMS Admin
Date: Feb 26th, 2026
Locality: Zorzone, Vedra Valley, Oltre il Colle, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy (See on Mindat)
Size: 3.2 x 2.5 x 5.7 cm
Weight: 36 g

Description:
This is a small nice Italian Zorzone Mine Hydrozincite and Smithsonite specimen.
The Hydrozincite coverage and thickness is very high on the main face and it is present in a botryoidal form too.
The other face is non-fluorescent Smithsonite.
The hydrozincite fluorescence is very bright in SW and is also visible in LW and MW.

Originally posted by Stefano Buzzoni on Nature's Rainbows.