Detailed information
Dimensions
25 x 32 x 15
mm
Weight
10 g
Locality
Tsumeb Mine Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region Namibia
Condition
No recorded repairs
Malachite can take many habits throughout the karstic orebody at Tsumeb in the Oshikoto Region of Namibia and this thumbnail forms a small dome of primary Malachite, forming 1 to 2 mm, intergrown blocky crystals with opposed feathered acicular ends. The Malachite crystals are dark bottle green, tending towards greenish black while the acicular ends are bright emerald green. A fine thumbnail Malachite from Tsumeb.
