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Duftite over Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (Type Locality for Duftite)

 
Duftite over Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (Type Locality for Duftite)

Duftite over Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (Type Locality for Duftite)

Duftite over Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (Type Locality for Duftite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 61612
Mineral:Duftite over Calcite
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (Type Locality for Duftite)
Description:Translucent olive-green duftite crystals over lustrous rhombohedral translucent colorless calcite crystals to 3 mm. Some of the calcite crystals are incomplete. Ex. A. Stevenson (1916-2007), originally acquired in Denver in 1991
Overall Size:3.5x2x1.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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