Specimen #1798

Name: Rosasite

Type: Micromount

Locality: Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

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Acquired: 2009-12-10

Source: Simkev Micromounts

Label: N

Comment: These specimens are just plain beautiful! Very fine pieces from a classic locality. Pale blue-green spheres on rhombic Calcite.

Minerals: Calcite (CaCO₃) Rosasite ((Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂)

There are 2 pictures on file

M01798-01.jpg:

Rosasite, Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia - FOV: 1.9 x 1.3 mm (11 stacked images)

M01798-02.jpg:

Rosasite, Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia - FOV: 7.4 x 3.6 mm (25 stacked images)