Rosasite ps. Malachite ps. Azurite on Smithsonite from Namibia, Oshikoto Region, Tsumeb - image 1

Rosasite ps. Malachite ps. Azurite on Smithsonite from Namibia, Oshikoto Region, Tsumeb

Alan Fertel
Alan Fertel
Leesport, Pa.
6 for sale·8 sold

Rosasite ps. Malachite ps. Azurite on Smithsonite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region,

Namibia

3.4 x 3.8 x 3.5 cm

ex. Marshall Sussman Collection

Alan Fertel Personal Collection


Stunning miniature specimen featuring Rosasite after Malachite replacing Azurite, with a small second generation growth of Azurite...sitting on a bed of white Smithsonite crystals. This is a really good looking example of an uncommon Tsumeb Pseudomorph combo, in excellent condition. Ex. Marshall Sussman Collection

Product details

Species
Rosasite, Azurite, Smithsonite, MalachiteAbout Rosasite →
SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.4 x 3.8 x 3.5 cm
Added on01/12/2026
Locality
Namibia, Oshikoto Region, TsumebRegional guide →

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Rosasite
Mineral guide
Learn about Rosasite
copper-zinc carbonate hydroxide with vivid blue-green, velvety botryoids; prized for color, texture, and classic localities like Laurion and Ojuela.
Rosasite
Regional guide
Rosasite from Tsumeb, Namibia
from Tsumeb is a connoisseur’s mineral: rarely the loudest species on the specimen, but often the one that makes a Tsumeb piece intellectually irresistible. In the hand it appears as silky blue-green to turquoise mammillary coatings, fine fibrous lawns, sheaflike aggregates, and — most coveted of all — pseudomorphs after earlier copper carbonates. The best examples have the unmistakable Tsumeb look: a tight paragenetic story preserved in color and texture, with rosasite woven among azurite, malachite, cerussite, willemite, smithsonite, duftite, mimetite, calcite, dolomite, and quartz.