| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Calcite with Hematite inclusions |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 48596 |
| Mineral: | Calcite with Hematite inclusions |
| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Large translucent calcite crystals with red-brown microscopic hematite inclusions in select faces of the calcite crystals. The calcite crystals are flattened rhombohedral form with lustrous crystal surfaces composed of smaller parallel crystal faces |
| Overall Size: | 9x8x5 cm |
| Crystals: | 10-80 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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