Cerussite with Mottramite
specimen number:
2133121
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 known for its complex ore body and exceptionally rich oxidized zones that produced a wide variety of minerals.
A grouping of colorless slightly translucent lustrous twinned cerussite crystals on a brecciated matrix with mottramite. Micro-chipping present but very minimal.
Size: 8.0 x 7.5 x 3.0 cm (small-cabinet)
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