AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Azurite (twinned crystals) |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 69432 |
Mineral: | Azurite (twinned crystals) |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Easter Pocket, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
Description: | Small specimen of highly lustrous translucent dark-blue azurite crystal surrounded by partial crystals. The central azurite crystal exhibits the rare Easter Pocket-habit of broad, flat blades (see Tsumeb II, pages243-247) and is contact-twinned. Ex. Georg Gebhard (author of Tsumeb I and II), collected in April 1994 |
Overall Size: | 16x14x12 mm |
Crystals: | 16 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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