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Defernite from Kombat Mine, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

 
Defernite from Kombat Mine, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Defernite from Kombat Mine, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Defernite from Kombat Mine, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Defernite from Kombat Mine, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:No. 73890
Mineral:Defernite
Locality:Kombat Mine, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa, Namibia
Description:White to brown elongated defernite crystals in fine-grained dark hematite-rich matrix. Under magnification the defernite shows lamellar cleavage faces intermixed with an unidentified white alteration mineral.
Overall Size:7x5x4 cm
Crystals:2-22 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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