Image Credit: Sharon Cisneros
Specimen Title
Willemite (w. calcite)
Associated Minerals
calcite
Principal Mineral
Size
Miniature; 32mm
Location in the Mine
Undetermined
Collection
Cisneros, S. & E.
Entry Number
Specimen; TSNB943
Description
A shard of dark grey sulphide ore encrusted with pale yellow to tan coloured crystals of willemite (to circa 1.5 mm) and a few white, rhombohedral crystals of calcite. Localised orange-brown staining is due to iron oxides.
The specimen is in the collection of Sharon and Eugene Cisneros; its earlier provenance and location in the mine are not recorded.
