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Willemite from Namibia, Oshikoto Region, Tsumeb

Stalactite/stalagmites of an unknown grey black sulfide (assuming tennantite series) coated by willemite with rosasite.


Ex. Marshall and Charlotte Sussman





Product details

SpeciesWillemite, Rosasite
SizeCabinet
Dimensions10.2 x 7.0 x 6.5 cm
Added on01/07/2026
LocalityNamibia, Oshikoto Region, Tsumeb
Current owner
Alex Neufeld
Alex Neufeld
Tucson
Acquired
Feb 2025

Owner’s note

Acquired from Leonard Himes in Tucson

Member since 2025

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Willemite
Mineral guide
Learn about Willemite
fluorescent zinc silicate with UV glow; daylight colors range from colorless to pistachio, iconic from Franklin–Sterling Hill and Tsumeb.
Willemite
Regional guide
Willemite from Tsumeb, Namibia
Tsumeb, Namibia: glassy to sparkling crystals in blue-green to champagne hues, botryoidal crusts and hexagonal prisms; classic oxide-zone formation.
Locality guide
Tsumeb
Tsumeb, Namibia — world-renowned locality famed for a rich copper–lead–zinc ore pipe, with dioptase on calcite, azurite blades, and smithsonite prized by colle…