Detailed information
Species
Cerussite
Dimensions
40 x 61 x 26
mm
Locality
Tsumeb Mine Otjikoto Region Namibia
Condition
No recorded repairs
This excellent large miniature cluster of deep midnight blue Azurite crystals is from the Tsumeb mine in Namibia, over which are dotted rich clusters of micro-crystalline dark grey Cerussite. The Azurite forms good prisms of up to 3 cm long a which criss-cross one another forming a complex ex. matrix array. The Azurite is generally opaque, but where transmitted light can enter the prism surfaces and thinner edges, flashes of vivid electric azure blue are emitted. A splendid Azurite with attached Cerussite from Tsumeb.