Mimetite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 78741
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| Mineral: | Mimetite
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| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Lustrous translucent yellow mimetite crystals in plumose aggregates to 15 mm radiating from a fragment of gray matrix. The mimetite surfaces are composed of many smaller subparallel crystal faces. Currier number painted on the bottom. Ex. Rock Currier (1940-2015) Collection #3922 |
| Overall Size: | 31x23x21 mm |
| Crystals: | 1-15 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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