| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Calcite with Malachite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 23599 |
| Mineral: | Calcite with Malachite |
| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Rhombic crystals of orange calcite up to 8 mm on vuggy quartz matrix with scattered groups of bright green malachite crystals throughout. The calcite coloration is due to microscopic hematite inclusions. |
| Overall Size: | 7x6x5 cm |
| Crystals: | .5-8 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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