Carminite

$250.00

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As one of the rarer secondary species reported from the remarkable Tsumeb mine in Namibia, Carminite specimen from there are always much sought after. This miniature-sized specimen, hosted by a plastic 'perky' box, features a quite extensive coverage of reddish Carminite, admittedly as tiny microcrystals, but that is the nature of this species from Tsumeb. The main matrix of this piece is clove-brown and although not mentioned, may well be Beudantite, or some similar secondary species. Likewise, a few pockets of glassy crystals are possibly Anglesite, but again, these are not mentioned on the label. The Carminite forms compact orange-brown masses extending outwards to reddish-brown to carmine-red glossy microcrystals and areas of more individual tiny 'spiky' microcrystals. Associated with the Carminite is a yellow-green phase recorded as Gartrellite, but this doesn't appear to be as well crystallized as the Carminite.