| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Smithsonite over Calcite on Dolomite and Wulfenite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 63158 |
| Mineral: | Smithsonite over Calcite on Dolomite and Wulfenite |
| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Sparkling cluster of lustrous transparent green rhombohedral smithsonite crystals to 2 mm over translucent colorless rhombohedral calcite crystals to 6 mm on pearly translucent white dolomite crystals to 1 mm plus small orange wulfenite crystals. Ex. Mort Metersky collection #Ca-245, director of International Calcite Collectors Association |
| Overall Size: | 5.5x2.5x2 cm |
| Crystals: | 0.5-6.0 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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