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Mimetite (two generations) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

 
Mimetite (two generations) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Mimetite (two generations) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Mimetite (two generations) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Mimetite (two generations) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Mimetite (two generations) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Mimetite (two generations) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:No. 72967
Mineral:Mimetite (two generations)
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Description:Lustrous translucent yellow mimetite crystals to 2 mm over translucent yellow-brown microcrystals of an earlier generation of mimetite on gray-brown matrix. The larger mimetite crystals are tapered hexagonal prismatic form with pyramidal terminations. Ex. Marshall Sussman
Overall Size:5x3x3 cm
Crystals:micro to 2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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