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Calcite over Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:

DESCRIPTION:	No. 73032
Mineral:	Calcite over Calcite
Locality:	Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Description:	Large cluster of two generations of calcite. The first generation of calcite is lustrous translucent beige rhombohedral calcite crystals with scattered overgrowth of a second generation of rhombic white calcite crystals. The calcite fluoresces under UV. Collected ca. 1980
Overall Size:	13x11x5.5 cm
Crystals:	5-10 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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