| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Smithsonite over Calcite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 72966 |
| Mineral: | Smithsonite over Calcite |
| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Double-sided elongated specimen of lustrous translucent white smithsonite microcrystals completely coating the surfaces of bladed translucent yellow calcite crystals to 4 mm on fine-grained gray matrix. The rear crystals are colored gray by sulfides. Ex. E. Carmichael collection, collected ca. 1990 |
| Overall Size: | 7x3x2.5 cm |
| Crystals: | micro to 4 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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