| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Willemite and Smithsonite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 23308 |
| Mineral: | Willemite and Smithsonite |
| Locality: | Berg Aukas Mine, 16 km ENE of Grootfontein, Otavi Mountain Land, Namibia |
| Description: | Rosettes up to 5 mm diameter of transparent, water-clear willemite crystal up to 1 mm with overgrowth of colorless, rhombic smithsonite crystals up to 7 mm. The smithsonite fluoresces orange under LW and the willemite fluoresces greenish under SW UV. |
| Overall Size: | 4.5x3x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-7 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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