Conichalcite on Calcite (Soregaroli Coll.)

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Small Cabinet, 6.7 x 5.1 x 3.2 cm
Start Time: 01/02/2015 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/08/2015 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

A 1.4 cm, glassy, colorless, striated, flattened calcite rhomb dominates this colorful combination piece from the famous Tusmeb Mine. The undulating microcrystalline calcite matrix is very richly covered with tiny, globular, lustrous and translucent green conichalcites. The calcite has a small contact with slight bruising. A rich and showy example of this combination from the Art Soregaroli Collection.

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