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Dioptase, Mimetite, Duftite, Cerussite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (Type Locality for Duftite)

 
Dioptase, Mimetite, Duftite, Cerussite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (Type Locality for Duftite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 23186
Mineral:Dioptase, Mimetite, Duftite, Cerussite
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (Type Locality for Duftite)
Description:Vivid green crystals of dioptase up to 8 mm mixed with smaller (1 mm) crystals of yellow mimetite, red cuprite and colorless cerussite. Old specimen ca. 1939.
Overall Size:35x35x25 mm
Crystals:1-8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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