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Copper, Calcite, Smithsonite

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Source volume: 50, issue: 4, PDF page: 100. Label: Figure 14. An unusual green smithsonite consisting of hollow columns, associated with native copper and minor calcite, 9 cm, from the Tsumeb mine, Namibia. Acquired in 1963, museum no. 63-645; Bruce Cairncross photo.

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Species
Copper, Calcite, SmithsoniteAbout Copper →
Added on10/22/2024
Locality
Namibia, Oshikoto Region, Tsumeb
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Volume: 50, Issue: 4 page 100

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native copper with spinel-twinned crystals and arborescences; notable from Lake Superior, Itauz, Dongchuan, Corocoro, prized for color and localities.
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