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Smithsonite with Cerussite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

 
Smithsonite with Cerussite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Smithsonite with Cerussite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:No. 23873
Mineral:Smithsonite with Cerussite
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Description:Sharp, rhombic crystals of translucent smithsonite up to 13 mm on brown matrix coated with sparkling microcrystals (descloizite?). At the top of the specimen is a complex crystal of cerussite 25 mm across (impossible to photograph!)
Overall Size:9x7x5 cm
Crystals:1-13 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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