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Description: Malachite, Linarite, Cerussite Locality: Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia (Locality at mindat.org) Size: 3.6 x 3.2 x 1.6 cm. A really unusual cerussite, as it has a rich coating ingrained into the surface of microcrystalline malachite and linarite (and possibly other minerals) that give it a rich blue-green color! Ex. Willy Israel Collection.
Title: Malachite-Linarite-Cerussite-173905
Credit: http://www.mindat.org/photo-173905.html
Author: Robert M. Lavinsky
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