| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Brochantite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 69334 |
| Mineral: | Brochantite |
| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Rare specimen of brochantite from Tsumeb with lustrous dark-green crystals coating platy matrix. Brochantite is a copper hydroxy sulphate which is uncommon in Tsumeb where they were only found in the first 130 meters of mining. Ex. Georg Gebhard (author of Tsumeb I and II) |
| Overall Size: | 37x25x12 mm |
| Crystals: | 1-2 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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