AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Descloizite with Smithsonite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 25569 |
Mineral: | Descloizite with Smithsonite |
Locality: | Berg Aukas Mine, 16 km ENE of Grootfontein, Otavi Mountain Land, Namibia |
Description: | Beautiful specimen of colorless-to-beige smithsonite crystals up to 1 mm on branching, arrowhead-shaped, brown descloizite crystals up to 20 mm. The smithsonite only coats the faces in one orientation, contrasting the descloizite. Note missing crystal. |
Overall Size: | 5x5x4 cm |
Crystals: | 1-20 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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