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Calcite with Hematite inclusions from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

 
Calcite with Hematite inclusions from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Calcite with Hematite inclusions from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Calcite with Hematite inclusions from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:No. 61721
Mineral:Calcite with Hematite inclusions
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Description:Lustrous transparent gray rhombohedral calcite crystals with red-brown internal phantom-growth zones caused by microscopic hematite inclusions. Ex. W. Keller #560
Overall Size:7x5x3 cm
Crystals:12-35 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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