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Smithsonite with minor Pyrite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

 
Smithsonite with minor Pyrite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Smithsonite with minor Pyrite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Smithsonite with minor Pyrite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:No. 56872
Mineral:Smithsonite with minor Pyrite
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Description:Sparkling cluster of lustrous transparent pink rhombohedral smithsonite crystals on sulfide-rich matrix with scattered yellow-metallic pyrite microcrystals. Ex. E. Carmichael collection
Overall Size:5.5x3.5x2 cm
Crystals:micro to 3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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