Willemite on Cerussite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 78339
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| Mineral: | Willemite on Cerussite
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| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent green willemite crystals to 1.5 mm on transparent gray cerussite crystals to 25 mm. The willemite crystals are stubby hexagonal form with three-faced pyramidal terminations. The cerussite crystals are incomplete on the edges. The willemite fluoresces orange under LW UV illumination. Ex. Betts #61514 |
| Overall Size: | 35x33x18 mm |
| Crystals: | 0.5-20.0 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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