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

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

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

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

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

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Mottramite with Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:No. 63454
Mineral:Mottramite with Calcite
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Description:Lustrous brown-black mottramite crystals to 5 mm with tan-colored translucent rhombohedral calcite crystals to 1.5 mm. The mottramite crystals are prismatic form with pyramidal terminations and the surfaces are composed of smaller parallel faces. Ex. Mort Metersky collection
Overall Size:25x25x10 mm
Crystals:0.5-5.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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