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Mimetite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

 
Mimetite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Mimetite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:No. 22248
Mineral:Mimetite
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Description:Rounded crystal aggregates up to 8 mm diameter of yellow mimetite crystals on vuggy matrix of altered galena. Other pockets on the specimen have elongated, individual mimetite crystals.
Overall Size:4.5x4x3 cm
Crystals:1-3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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