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Description: Wulfenite, Mimetite Locality: Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia (Locality at mindat.org) Size: 6.0 x 5.0 x 2.5 cm. A rare and fine combination plate from the Tsumeb Mine. Glassy, mostly transparent, smoky-colored wulfenite crystals with sharp beveled edges are richly and aesthetically scattered on the matrix. Bundles of lustrous, yellowish-tan mimetite are concentrated at the top of the piece and are a beautiful compliment. The largest wulfenite, at 9 mm, is aesthetically framed by two mimetite crystal clusters.
Title: Wulfenite-Mimetite-245526
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