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Chalcotrichite

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Chalcotrichite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 1.4 × 1.2 cm
Weight: 
3.30gr
Description

Here we have a small treasure from Tsumeb Mine, Namibia: bright red chalcotrichite needles set on a sculpture consisting of countless arsenopyrite crystals.

What a wonderfully contrasting combination!

Ex-Bollig collection

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcotrichite

Variety Of: 

Cuprite

Formula: 
Cu2O
Strunz: 
4.AA.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Formula: 
Cu2O
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Colour: 
Red
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