Azurite
specimen number:
1052519
location:
Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto, Namibia
description: The Tsumeb Mine in northern Namibia is one of the most famous mineral localities in the world and was worked from the late 1800s until 1996 for copper, lead, and zinc. The deposit is a complex pipe like ore body with exceptionally rich oxidized zones that produced a very large number of mineral species. Mining was carried out through deep underground workings and yielded both important ore production and some of the finest mineral specimens known. Tsumeb remains a classic locality highly regarded by collectors and mineralogists.
Deep blue lustrous prismatic crystals of azurite across the front of matrix. Damage present as seen.
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