Cerussite (sixling-twinned crystals) on Cuprite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 72649
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| Mineral: | Cerussite (sixling-twinned crystals) on Cuprite
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| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent colorless cerussite crystals to 6 mm on translucent dark-red octahedral cuprite crystals to 1 mm on gray-brown matrix. The cerussite crystals are repeatedly twinned at 60° resulting in sixling twins. Difficult to photograph. Ex. Mort Metersky collection; originally acquired ca. 1990 |
| Overall Size: | 35x17x15 mm |
| Crystals: | 0.2-6.0 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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