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Cerussite on Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

 
Cerussite on Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Cerussite on Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:No. 23272
Mineral:Cerussite on Calcite
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Description:Dark gossan matrix with boxwork-like cavities lined with pinkish calcite crystals to 3 mm. Overgrown in the cavities are scattered, larger crystals of colorless cerussite up to 7 mm. The calcite fluoresces orange under UV illumination.
Overall Size:7x5x3 cm
Crystals:.5-7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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