Dioptase and Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
| DESCRIPTION: | No. 81527
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| Mineral: | Dioptase and Calcite
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| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Sparkling cluster of lustrous transparent green dioptase crystals to 2 mm on lustrous translucent rhombohedral calcite crystals to 6 mm colored brown hematite micro inclusions. The dioptase crystals look beautiful under magnification: highly transparent. Collected ca. 1980 |
| Overall Size: | 7x5.5x4 cm |
| Crystals: | 0.1-6.0 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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