44026: Quartz, Mottramite and Unknowns -
$20 Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia Cabinet - 9.4 x 5.5 x 4.1 cm 111 grams Specimen status: Reserved Send an email with specimen number to order Abundant quartz points to about 1.4 cm
rendered brown by a coating of microcrystalline and fuzzy
(in some spots) goethite (?). A patch of green, box work
mottramite is seen on the rear. Several other minerals,
mostly as microcrystals or crusts, all defying easy visual
identification, are also abundant. Something for the Tsumeb Mine
collector to puzzle over...
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