Calcite
specimen number:
4751119
location:
Tsumeb mine, Otjikoto, Namibia
description: This is a very attractive calcite specimen for this locality. Pink to rose-colored rhombohedral lustrous translucent crystals to 5.0 cm in size are stacked very nicely in a grouping with minor almost red crystallized dolomite. This is in great condition all around with very minor cleaving on the lower backside of the piece. From 1980.
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