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Descloizite with Smithsonite from Berg Aukas Mine, 16 km ENE of Grootfontein, Otavi Mountain Land, Namibia

 
Descloizite with Smithsonite from Berg Aukas Mine, 16 km ENE of Grootfontein, Otavi Mountain Land, Namibia

Descloizite with Smithsonite from Berg Aukas Mine, 16 km ENE of Grootfontein, Otavi Mountain Land, Namibia

Descloizite with Smithsonite from Berg Aukas Mine, 16 km ENE of Grootfontein, Otavi Mountain Land, Namibia

Descloizite with Smithsonite from Berg Aukas Mine, 16 km ENE of Grootfontein, Otavi Mountain Land, Namibia

Descloizite with Smithsonite from Berg Aukas Mine, 16 km ENE of Grootfontein, Otavi Mountain Land, Namibia

Descloizite with Smithsonite from Berg Aukas Mine, 16 km ENE of Grootfontein, Otavi Mountain Land, Namibia

Descloizite with Smithsonite from Berg Aukas Mine, 16 km ENE of Grootfontein, Otavi Mountain Land, Namibia

Descloizite with Smithsonite from Berg Aukas Mine, 16 km ENE of Grootfontein, Otavi Mountain Land, Namibia

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Descloizite with Smithsonite from Berg Aukas Mine, 16 km ENE of Grootfontein, Otavi Mountain Land, Namibia

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Descloizite with Smithsonite from Berg Aukas Mine, 16 km ENE of Grootfontein, Otavi Mountain Land, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:No. 78728
Mineral:Descloizite with Smithsonite
Locality:Berg Aukas Mine, 16 km ENE of Grootfontein, Otavi Mountain Land, Namibia
Description:Lustrous transparent-to-translucent red-brown descloizite crystals to 30 mm with partial overgrowth of lustrous translucent white rhombohedral smithsonite crystals to 1 mm that fluoresce white under SW-LW UV illumination. Ex. Rock Currier (1940-2015) Collection #3269
Overall Size:4.5x4x3 cm
Crystals:1-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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