| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Dioptase, Duftite, Calcite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 41922 |
| Mineral: | Dioptase, Duftite, Calcite |
| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (Type Locality for Duftite) |
| Description: | Colorful specimen of sparkling green dioptase crystals up to 1 mm overgrown with colorless calcite crystals up to 1 mm with a few larger crystals up to 6 mm. Under the dioptase is an earlier deposition of olive-green duftite crystals up to 1 mm. Ex. Robert C. Lambert (1919-2008) #131; ex. Zweibels in 1976 |
| Overall Size: | 9x5x4 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-6 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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