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Calcite with Duftite$1,200.00
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I just love specimens that are a little out of the ordinary and this funky piece from Tsumeb mine is just that. Looking like a colony of coral picked up from some tropical sea this wonderful small cabinet specimen comprises a bed of parallel tubes of beige coloured Calcite with nicely contrasting orange-brown infilling. Presumably stalactites, each of the tubes has a diameter of just 2 to 3 mm, but combined they make an incredibly artistic display. Should there be any doubt at all that this is mineralogical, and from Tsumeb mine, then the presence of a thin coating of green Duftite (a rare lead copper arsenate species) on the base provides confirmation. That said, I have never seen another like it from Tsumeb. Ex Weyand collection.
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SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions9.7 x 7.2 x 3.5 cm
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SKUCC52734
Listed on09/06/2025
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