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Quartz over Shattuckite from Kandesei, Kaokoveld, Namibia

 
Quartz over Shattuckite from Kandesei, Kaokoveld, Namibia

Quartz over Shattuckite from Kandesei, Kaokoveld, Namibia

Quartz over Shattuckite from Kandesei, Kaokoveld, Namibia

Quartz over Shattuckite from Kandesei, Kaokoveld, Namibia

Quartz over Shattuckite from Kandesei, Kaokoveld, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:No. 73779
Mineral:Quartz over Shattuckite
Locality:Kandesei, Kaokoveld, Namibia
Description:Vivid-blue fibrous shattuckite crystals in convex 3 mm thick layers forming hemispherical aggregates to 13 mm diameter over gray quartz. The upper shattuckite formation is overgrown with sugar-like transparent colorless quartz microcrystals. Collected ca. 2008
Overall Size:38x22x18 mm
Crystals:micro to 3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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