AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Tennantite |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 58786 |
Mineral: | Tennantite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
Description: | Sharp, well-defined gray-metallic tennantite crystals with iridescent textured crystal faces that are coated with microcrystals of chalcocite(?). The tennantite crystals are tetrahedral crystal form with secondary cubic edge faces. |
Overall Size: | 33x22x20 mm |
Crystals: | micro to 15 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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