| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Cuprite with Conichalcite and Calcite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 69326 |
| Mineral: | Cuprite with Conichalcite and Calcite |
| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, 3rd Oxide Zone, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Hemispherical formation of metallic-looking translucent red cuprite crystals to 5 mm with partial overgrowth of colorless to pale-green rhombohedral calcite crystals to 0.5 mm and rosettes to 1.5 mm of lustrous transparent green conichalcite crystals. Ex. Georg Gebhard (author of Tsumeb I and II) |
| Overall Size: | 26x22x13 mm |
| Crystals: | micro to 5 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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