Azurite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
| DESCRIPTION: | No. 72184
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| Mineral: | Azurite
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| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Unusual thin formations of parallel lustrous translucent dark-blue azurite crystals interlayered with thin 1 mm thick crusts of translucent white quartz. The thin azurite crystals exhibit good translucency making the blue color very apparent. Collected ca. 1980 |
| Overall Size: | 6.5x4x1.3 cm |
| Crystals: | 3-15 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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