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

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

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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 63338
Mineral:Willemite
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Description:Lustrous transparent colorless willemite crystals in spherical aggregates to 15 mm diameter on brown matrix. The willemite crystals cover all sides of the cluster and fluoresce white under SW UV illumination. Ex. Mort Metersky collection #Zn-35, director of International Calcite Collectors Association
Overall Size:3x2.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:2-3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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