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DESCRIPTION: | No. 69201 |
Mineral: | Azurite (twinned crystals) |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Easter Pocket, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
Description: | Classic specimen of many intersecting lustrous blue azurite crystals with excellent blue color due to better-than-average translucency. The azurite crystals exhibit the rare Easter Pocket-habit of broad, flat blades (see Tsumeb II, pages 243-247). Ex. Georg Gebhard (author of Tsumeb I and II), collected in April 1994 |
Overall Size: | 30x24x17 mm |
Crystals: | 5-18 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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