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Calcite & Mottramite

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Calcite & Mottramite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 7 × 6 cm
Description

A cluster of sharp calcite rhombs with clusters of dark green botryoidal mottramite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Mottramite

Formula: 
PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BH.40
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Mottram St Andrew, Cheshire, England, UK