Calcite with Duftite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (Type Locality for Duftite)
Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 72998
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| Mineral: | Calcite with Duftite
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| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (Type Locality for Duftite) |
| Description: | Flattened formation of intersecting lustrous transparent colorless rhombohedral calcite crystals with minor green duftite microcrystals on the bottom. The calcite crystals are in groups of parallel crystals and fluoresce orange under SW UV illumination. Collected ca. 1970 |
| Overall Size: | 8x7x3.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 15-25 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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