Detailed information
Species
Chalcocite
Dimensions
18 x 40 x 13
mm
Weight
10 g
Locality
Tsumeb Mine Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region Namibia
Condition
No recorded repairs
A matrixless linear crystal aggregate of Chalcocite from Tsumeb mine. Essentially a floater, the crystals form a peculiar stretched gun-metal grey arrangement with flattened sides. Remarkably, for all of it's copper, Chalcocite crystals are rare at Tsumeb. This is actually quite a significant and substantial specimen of this species from Tsumeb mine.