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Zincolivenite on Gartrellite

$12,500.00

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This is a competition quality, world-class Tsumeb miniature. Not only that, but it features two rare species which combine aesthetically to produce a truly exceptional piece. Tsumeb mine is renowned for the world's best crystals of Zincolivenite and this specimen demonstrates why. Forming a slightly radiating fan-like array, the Zincolivenite presents its classic wedge-shaped crystal form but with the magical vibrant angelica-green colour and translucent 'wet' resinous lustre only ever seen in the finest Tsumeb specimens. The central, and longest crystal reaches a staggering 2 cm in length and the whole spray is perfectly formed with no damage. This sits perfectly on a contrasting matt, mustard yellow matrix of the even rarer species Gartrellite. This combination is unique to Tsumeb and makes for a really marvellous combination.

Product details

Species
Zincolivenite, GartrelliteAbout Zincolivenite →
SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.7 x 2.9 x 2.8 cm
Listed on06/28/2025
Locality
Namibia, Oshikoto Region, TsumebRegional guide →
SKUCC36410

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Mineral guide
Learn about Zincolivenite
emerald-green crystals in radiating sprays with vitreous to adamantine luster; notable localities, color, habit, and ID cues.
Zincolivenite
Regional guide
Zincolivenite from Tsumeb Mine, Namibia
from Tsumeb is the modern name for much of the vivid green “cuproadamite” and “cuprian adamite” that circulated for decades from this legendary Namibian mine. It sits between adamite and olivenite in the adamite–olivenite solid-solution series, with ideal composition CuZn(AsO4)(OH), and Tsumeb is one of the places where that chemistry becomes a collector’s problem as much as a mineralogical one: color, habit, and zoning can suggest the identity, but the most careful determinations rely on quantitative chemical analysis.