| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Aragonite var. Nicholsonite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 31914 |
| Mineral: | Aragonite var. Nicholsonite |
| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | White crystals of nicholsonite, a variety of aragonite with Zn, Fe, Mn impurities. The crystals have a triangular cross section and surfaces composed of many minute crystal faces in parallel orientation. Ex. Dr. N. Luppescu |
| Overall Size: | 8x5x4 cm |
| Crystals: | 5-15 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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