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Cuprite with Malachite and Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

 
Cuprite with Malachite and Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Cuprite with Malachite and Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Cuprite with Malachite and Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Cuprite with Malachite and Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Cuprite with Malachite and Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:No. 63786
Mineral:Cuprite with Malachite and Calcite
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Description:Superb lustrous dark-red cuprite crystals to 7 mm with lustrous transparent green malachite crystals to 1 mm plus translucent white rhombohedral calcite crystals to 2 mm. The cuprite crystals exhibit red translucency when illuminated from the rear. Ex. Marshall Sussman in 2013
Overall Size:7.5x4x2.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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