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Mimetite (on galena-rich matrix) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

 
Mimetite (on galena-rich matrix) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Mimetite (on galena-rich matrix) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Mimetite (on galena-rich matrix) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Mimetite (on galena-rich matrix) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Mimetite (on galena-rich matrix) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Mimetite (on galena-rich matrix) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:No. 75269
Mineral:Mimetite (on galena-rich matrix)
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Description:Lustrous translucent yellow-to-gray mimetite crystals in individual crystals and plumose aggregates to 9 mm over dark-gray galena-rich matrix. The mimetite crystals are prismatic tapered hexagonal form with multiple parallel termination faces. Collected ca. 1975
Overall Size:5.5x4.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:1-9 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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