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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

DESCRIPTION:No. 23636
Mineral:Calcite on Dolomite
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Description:Complex specimen of lustrous, beige-colored calcite crystals that grew on both sides of a thin white dolomite crystal (possibly pseudomorphed after another mineral). The calcite is translucent and lustrous. Hard to photograph - must be seen in person.
Overall Size:6x6x4 cm
Crystals:5-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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