Pale Yellow Otavite Crystals

Pale Yellow Otavite Crystals from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Collection

John Betts - Fine Minerals

Description

Convex, double-sided formation of translucent, pale-yellow, rhombohedral Otavite crystals with surfaces composed of many microscopic parallel crystal faces. Ex. E. Carmichael collection, originally acquired in 1979 for $100. This is the other side of the specimen pictured in the previous image.

Locality

Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Dimensions

4 x 3 x 1 cm.


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