| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Malachite on Cerussite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 75048 |
| Mineral: | Malachite on Cerussite |
| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent yellow-brown parallel cerussite crystals to 20 mm with overgrowth of fibrous green malachite crystals to 1 mm. The cerussite crystals are complexly twinned and fully crystallized on all faces front and rear. Must see to appreciate. Ex. Georg Gebhard (author of Tsumeb I and Tsumeb II, the definitive reference books on Tsumeb) |
| Overall Size: | 34x25x12 mm |
| Crystals: | micro to 20 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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