Cerussite over Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 73963
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| Mineral: | Cerussite over Calcite
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| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Large lustrous transparent gray cerussite crystals to 55 mm over small colorless calcite crystals to 1 mm with remnants of gray sulfide-rich matrix on the bottom. The cerussite crystals are repeatedly twinned at 60° angles and in parallel orientation. Collected ca. 1975 |
| Overall Size: | 8x5x4 cm |
| Crystals: | micro to 55 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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