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Tennantite with Quartz from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

 
Tennantite with Quartz from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Tennantite with Quartz from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Tennantite with Quartz from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Tennantite with Quartz from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:No. 58678
Mineral:Tennantite with Quartz
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Description:Gray-metallic tetrahedral tennantite crystals to 14 mm with lustrous transparent colorless quartz crystals to 4 mm. The tennantite crystals have complex crystallization patterns on the surfaces with colorless microcrystals (cerussite?) on select faces.
Overall Size:25x19x16 mm
Crystals:micro to 14 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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