| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Cerussite and Smithsonite on Galena |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 58570 |
| Mineral: | Cerussite and Smithsonite on Galena |
| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | A V-shaped cavity in gray-metallic galena lined with lustrous striated transparent pale-brown cerussite crystals to 10 mm with translucent pale-green smithsonite crystals to 10 mm and smaller lustrous brown rhombohedral calcite crystals to 0.5 mm. Ex. E. Carmichael collection, originally acquired from Excalibur Mineral Co. |
| Overall Size: | 4.5x3.5x3.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 0.5-10.0 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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