Image Credit: Malcolm Southwood photo; courtesy of the Tsumeb Museum, Namibia
Specimen Title
Calcite (w. dioptase inclusions)
Associated Minerals
dioptase; hematite
Principal Mineral
Size
Cabinet; 130mm
Location in the Mine
Second oxidation zone; 32 Level; Zero Stope
Collection
Tsumeb Museum, Namibia
Entry Number
Specimen; TSNB821
Associated Minerals
dioptase; hematite
Description
Loosely intergrown rhombs of calcite, coloured blue-green by microscopic inclusions of dioptase. A few of the crystals at the margins of the specimen have a red-brown blush due to hematite inclusions.
The display label attributes the specimen to Zero Stope on 32 Level in the second oxidation zone.
