Description: Calcite included w. Malachite & Malachite Crystals w. minor Plancheite & Copper Crystals-Classic Locality-Tsumeb Mine-Otavi Foothills, Namibia Class: Mixed Minerals/Included Size Range: Miniature (4.5-7.0 cm) Size: 4.7 × 4.5 × 3.8 cm Weight: 62.00 grams Description: Serene Beauty! Transparent Calcite cubes are included with soft green Malachite druse and rhomboids of Malachite Crystals. The Malachite is in crystalline form and several Calcite Crystals are sugared with a druse of Malachite micro-crystals. Joining this company of included Calcites and Malachite are minor deposits of Plancheite. In addition, this specimen is sugared with Copper crystals. This rare and beautiful Tsumeb Classic displays well and is awesome under magnification. The more you look the more you see. I believe that the photos tell the story well. Enjoy the Journey! Tsumeb mine is so unique that its very creation is open to debate. Prevalent research has led to the theory that the Tsumeb Mine is the volcanic shaft of a super volcano that erupted 2 billion years ago. The eruption lasted for approx. 100,00 years. 1.5 BYA the dome collapsed filling the throat with sand. There are two aquifers that transect the shaft. The volcanic aquifers are laden with Gallium, sulfates, phosphates and the like creating the stage for crystal formation. Tsumeb is one of the most prolific and highly acclaimed mines in the world producing very high-quality mineral specimens that have been coveted in collections since it starting operating in 1907. Tsumeb Mine closed in 1996. All mineral specimens from Tsumeb are currently in private collections or museums. These stones are 2,000,000,000 years in the making! Distinctive Stones for the Discerning Collector Greetings & Salutations, I am happy to be offering you, at this time, multiple listings of rarely offered Included Calcites, Smithsonites, Quartz, Aragonites and Anglesites from the famed Tsumeb Mine located in the Otavi Foothills of Namibia. Please review my listings for additional postings of rarely offered, included minerals from this world-class location. Enjoy ~ Steve
Price: 120 USD
Location: Vista, California
End Time: 2024-12-08T00:47:02.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Country/Region of Manufacture: Namibia
