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Willemite with Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

 
Willemite with Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Willemite with Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Willemite with Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Willemite with Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Willemite with Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Willemite with Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:No. 60869
Mineral:Willemite with Calcite
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Description:Stalactitic groups of translucent green-gray willemite crystals in spherical aggregates to 9 mm diameter with scattered colorless calcite crystals to 1 mm. Under SW UV illumination the willemite fluoresces green-white and the calcite fluoresces orange.
Overall Size:7.5x4.5x4 cm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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