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Calcite & Malachite

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Calcite & Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Museum (18cm plus)
Size: 
23.9 × 16 × 6.3 cm
Description

The upper half of the specimen is covered with uncountable transparent Calcite crystals - they are all razor sharp terminated and show the very best luster you can imagine. The lower part of the specimen is completely covered with Malachite in fantastic quality - all these aggregates are lustrous, chatoyant and sparkling. There is not even one centimeter in square on the entire specimen which is not lustrous - everything is scintillating and twinkling; the visual impact is just magnificent! It is the size, the quality, the marvelous contrast and the tri-dimensional assemble which makes this specimen so amazing! The photos only give you an idea - in person it is even much better! Imagine these thousands of crystals - and there is not even a minor damage.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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

Malachite

Formula: 
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0