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Cerussite with Heterogenite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

 
Cerussite with Heterogenite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Cerussite with Heterogenite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Cerussite with Heterogenite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:No. 25580
Mineral:Cerussite with Heterogenite
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Description:Complex cluster of transparent gray cerussite crystals up to 25 mm long with botryoidal aggregates of heterogenite up to 1 mm diameter. The heterogenite is also included in the cerussite. Hard to photograph - must be seen in person. Scattered damage.
Overall Size:5.5x4x2 cm
Crystals:1-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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