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Olivenite, Malachite

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Lustrous, dark olive-green, flattened olivenite prisms richly encrust matrix along with malachite on this excellent and showy elongate plate from Tsumeb. Olivenite is a highly desirable secondary copper arsenate from this now-closed locality. Ex. Rob Smith Collection. A superb display piece with discrete crystals.

Product details

SpeciesMalachite, Olivenite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.8 x 2.0 x 1.0 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityNamibia, Oshikoto Region, Tsumeb

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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