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Smithsonite pseudomorphs after unknown with Galena inclusions from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

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DESCRIPTION:	No. 72635
Mineral:	Smithsonite pseudomorphs after unknown with Galena inclusions
Locality:	Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Description:	Lustrous translucent yellow-brown rhombohedral smithsonite crystals in finger-shaped pseudomorphs after an unknown mineral to 35 mm standing upright off matrix. The rear smithsonite crystals have microscopic gray galena inclusions that color them gray. Ex. E. Carmichael collection, collected ca. 1960
Overall Size:	10.5x7x6 cm
Crystals:	micro to 5 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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