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

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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 43577
Mineral:Calcite and Dioptase
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Description:Vivid green dioptase crystals up to 4 mm with partial overgrowth of transparent rhombohedral calcite crystals up to 13 mm across that fluoresce orange under UV illumination. The dioptase crystals are visible inside the calcite crystals.
Overall Size:6.5x4x2.5 cm
Crystals:1-13 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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