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Mimetite and Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

 
Mimetite and Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Mimetite and Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Mimetite and Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Mimetite and Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:No. 40879
Mineral:Mimetite and Calcite
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Description:Transparent yellow mimetite crystals up to 3 mm long intergrown with translucent to opaque white rhombohedral calcite crystals up to 3 mm across on brown dolomite-calcite matrix. The mimetite crystals look beautiful under magnification.
Overall Size:8x5x4 cm
Crystals:1-3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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