Mimetite over Calcite-Smithsonite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
| DESCRIPTION: | No. 73796
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| Mineral: | Mimetite over Calcite-Smithsonite
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| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Lustrous translucent-to-transparent pale-yellow mimetite crystals 8 mm over transparent brown rhombohedral calcite-smithsonite crystals to 1 mm. The mimetite crystals are slender prismatic form with pyramidal terminations. Collected ca. 1980 |
| Overall Size: | 7x6.5x4.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 0.5-7.0 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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