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Tarnowitzite

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Tarnowitzite

Ex. Dr. F. Krantz, Bonn
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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 9 × 6 cm
Description

Whiteish tarnowitzite prisms are aggregated to radial clusters accompanied by a dark green mostly botroidal mineral (mottramite? - not tested).

Nice contrast on this old classic from the upper levels of the Tsumeb mine.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tarnowitzite

Variety Of: 

Aragonite

Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Tarnowskie Góry (Tarnowitz), Upper Silesia (Śląskie), Poland

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Best regards Roger