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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 23631
Mineral:Calcite on Dolomite
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Description:Rhombic crystals of colorless calcite up to 10 mm on the surface, and nestled between, thin crusts of white dolomite. The dolomite formed over an earlier generation of calcite, leaving impressions of crystal faces in the dolomite. Ex. Eric Louw collection
Overall Size:3x3x2 cm
Crystals:1-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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