Detailed information
Dimensions
73 x 60 x 26
mm
Locality
Tsumeb Mine Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region Namibia
Condition
No recorded repairs
A bright, acidic lemon-yellow, large miniature Adamite from the Tsumeb mine in the Oshikoto Region of Namibia. This specimen contains several mineralised veins and vugs within a dark grey limestone matrix containing tiny and gemmy individual Adamite crystals measuring up to 0.4 mm. This colour is rare for Adamite which is normally green, but recent work on this group and similar specimens has shown these yellow crystals are indeed Adamite. A rare and unusual Adamite from Tsumeb.