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Cuprite, Calcite

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Source volume: 50, issue: 4, PDF page: 102. Label: Figure 19. Calcite enclosing acicular cuprite on limonitic matrix, 4.5-cm view, from the Onganja mine, Namibia. Museum no. 1975-8, acquired in 1975; Bruce Cairncross photo.

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SpeciesCuprite, Calcite
Added on10/22/2024
LocalitySouth Africa, Seeis, Onganja Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Volume: 50, Issue: 4 page 484
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