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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 42004 |
| Mineral: | Cuprite with Malachite coating |
| Locality: | Onganja Mine, Seeis, Khomas, Namibia |
| Description: | Large dark-red translucent cuprite crystals with surface coating of fibrous green malachite microcrystals. The cuprite crystals have flat contacts/cleavage faces on front and rear where they were attached to adjacent crystals. Large crystals! Ex. Robert C. Lambert (1919-2008) #532; ex. J. Cilen (1916-1997) #5820 |
| Overall Size: | 5x3.5x3.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 3-4.5 cm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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