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Wulfenite on Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

 
Wulfenite on Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Wulfenite on Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Wulfenite on Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Wulfenite on Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Wulfenite on Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Wulfenite on Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Wulfenite on Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Wulfenite on Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:No. 80880
Mineral:Wulfenite on Calcite
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Description:Four lustrous translucent yellow-brown wulfenite crystals to 12 mm surrounded by lustrous translucent gray rhombohedral calcite crystals to 1 mm. The wulfenite crystals are square with striated shallow-pyramidal faces. One corner is chipped. Ex. Arnold Goldstein (1941-2020)
Overall Size:4x3.5x3 cm
Crystals:micro to 12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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