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Calcite on Duftite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (Type Locality for Duftite)

 
Calcite on Duftite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (Type Locality for Duftite)

Calcite on Duftite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (Type Locality for Duftite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 14126
Mineral:Calcite on Duftite
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (Type Locality for Duftite)
Description:Intersecting thin plates of matrix (possibly pseudomorphs) covered in green duftite. Colorless, translucent calcite crystals up to 3.5 mm have completely overgrown the specimen.
Overall Size:9x4x4 cm
Crystals:1-3.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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