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Calcite with Duftite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (Type Locality for Duftite)

 
Calcite with Duftite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (Type Locality for Duftite)

Calcite with Duftite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (Type Locality for Duftite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 35912
Mineral:Calcite with Duftite
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (Type Locality for Duftite)
Description:Lustrous calcite crystals up to 20 mm with olive-green duftite microcrystals coating selected faces of the calcite. The calcite is translucent, colorless and zones fluoresce orange under UV illumination. Ex. Ned Reynolds (1923 - 2005)
Overall Size:5x3x3 cm
Crystals:.2-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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