| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Calcite on Dolomite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 23636 |
| Mineral: | Calcite on Dolomite |
| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Complex specimen of lustrous, beige-colored calcite crystals that grew on both sides of a thin white dolomite crystal (possibly pseudomorphed after another mineral). The calcite is translucent and lustrous. Hard to photograph - must be seen in person. |
| Overall Size: | 6x6x4 cm |
| Crystals: | 5-10 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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