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Smithsonite on Galena from Tsumeb Mine, 46th Level, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

 
Smithsonite on Galena from Tsumeb Mine, 46th Level, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Smithsonite on Galena from Tsumeb Mine, 46th Level, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Smithsonite on Galena from Tsumeb Mine, 46th Level, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:No. 55469
Mineral:Smithsonite on Galena
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, 46th Level, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Description:Transparent colorless to pink-brown elongated rhombohedral smithsonite crystals with silky surface luster of gray-metallic galena. Ex. Alfred (Fred) DeVito (1937–2004)
Overall Size:6x4x3 cm
Crystals:1-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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