Cobaltoan Smithsonite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
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Azurite on Malachite & Duftite on Quartz
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
Reference specimen
Dimensions
Display units
- Metric
- 7.4 x 6.3 x 5.2 cm
- Inches
The specimen has a matrix of sulphides ore material and quartz. The outcropped quartz is corroded and etched to a jagged texture and nicely milky to grey. The piece is penetrated with cavities of duftite with malachite. The azurite have elongate prismatic bladed crystals that peep through the quartz and the malachite with duftite. There are two emphatic concentrations of azurite crystals.
Specimen data
- Specimen number
- SAMS-250
- Size class
- Small Cabinet
- Country
- Namibia
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Mineral sizing guide
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