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Wulfenite with Tennantite

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A contorted, thick Dolomite cast encrusted with sooty black Tennantite has two areas richly invested with golden honey to dull lemon Wulfenite crystals in the form of slightly curved tabular blades of between 5 to 10 mm on edge. This is a terrific example of this habit of Wulfenite from the Tsumeb Mine in the Oshikoto Region of Namibia. The Wulfenite crystals have a good, yet slightly waxy lustre and contrast nicely against the black Tennantite covered matrix.

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Species
Tennantite, WulfeniteAbout Tennantite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.2 x 6.8 x 3.0 cm
Listed on10/24/2024
Locality
Namibia, Oshikoto Region, TsumebRegional guide →
SKUCC14924

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Mineral guide
Learn about Tennantite
sharp tetrahedral crystals with gunmetal luster, prized by collectors for classic localities, rarity, and display-worthy specimens.
Tennantite
Regional guide
Tennantite from Tsumeb, Namibia
Tsumeb tennantite is one of the great paradoxes of the classic mineral world: the species was an abundant ore mineral in the mine, yet sharp, attractive, display-worthy crystals are decidedly uncommon. The best pieces have a sober, gunmetal beauty—steel-gray to charcoal tetrahedra, sometimes frosted or etched, sometimes shimmering under a druse of minute quartz. In the finest examples, the metallic geometry is softened by Tsumeb’s unmistakable secondary-mineral palette: white dolomite, clear to milky quartz, yellow wulfenite, green malachite, mimetite, smithsonite, duftite, zincolivenite, and a remarkable range of arsenates generated from the oxidation of the sulfide ore.