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Malachite on Cerussite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

 
Malachite on Cerussite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Malachite on Cerussite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Malachite on Cerussite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Malachite on Cerussite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Malachite on Cerussite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Malachite on Cerussite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Malachite on Cerussite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:No. 75048
Mineral:Malachite on Cerussite
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Description:Lustrous transparent yellow-brown parallel cerussite crystals to 20 mm with overgrowth of fibrous green malachite crystals to 1 mm. The cerussite crystals are complexly twinned and fully crystallized on all faces front and rear. Must see to appreciate. Ex. Georg Gebhard (author of Tsumeb I and Tsumeb II, the definitive reference books on Tsumeb)
Overall Size:34x25x12 mm
Crystals:micro to 20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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