Azurite
specimen number:
4751005
location:
Tsumeb mine, Otjikoto, Namibia
description:
A choice historical thumbnail showing brilliant blue crystals of azurite to 0.5 cm in size on matrix with minor malachite. This is in great condition. The specimen comes with a series of previous labels, and at one time was part of the famous collection of H. von Karabecek. For background on this collection see the book Tsumeb II, by Georg Gebhard, pps 108-109. The specimen is likely mined in the very early 1900s. Also at one time part of the collection at Harvard University.
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