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Cuprite with Dolomite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

 
Cuprite with Dolomite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Cuprite with Dolomite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Cuprite with Dolomite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Cuprite with Dolomite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:No. 55894
Mineral:Cuprite with Dolomite
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Description:Massive dark cuprite with a shallow cavity on the front face lined with lustrous translucent dark-red cuprite crystals to 3.5 mm with partial overgrowth of translucent pale-blue rhombohedral dolomite crystals to 1 mm. Ex. M. Sussman
Overall Size:6x4x3 cm
Crystals:0.5-3.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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