Specimen #699

Name: Calcite with Mottramite

Type: Mineral

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

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 7.9 x 6.1 x 2.8 cm

Weight: 122

Acquired: 2008-06-05

Source: Arkenstone Auction

Label: Y

Comment: This is a plate of gemmy, lustrous, slender scalenohedrons of calcite, on a bed of mossy-colored mottramite, from the famous Tsumeb Mine. This unusual specimen came out of the noted collection of Uli Bahmann, well-known for its fine South African specimens.

Minerals: Calcite (CaCO₃) Mottramite (PbCu(VO₄)(OH))

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Calcite with Mottramite, Tsumeb, Namibia - 7.9 x 6.1 x 2.8 cm

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Calcite with Mottramite, Tsumeb, Namibia - 7.9 x 6.1 x 2.8 cm

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Calcite with Mottramite, Tsumeb, Namibia