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Willemite - Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia (#:MINS8361)

Nice and colorful Tsumeb classic specimen! Lustrous crystals coat a vuggy matrix. The crystals , up to 2 mm wide, are translucent to transparent with color that vary from red-orangey to aqua green.A Tsumeb classic.Ex Francesco Bedognč coll. n. 1865 with label.

Formula :
Zn2[SiO4]

System: trigonal Hardness:5½ Rarity:not common
Strunz id:VIII/A.1-20 - SILICATES
Name origin: Named in honour of William I (Willem), King (1813-1840) of the Netherlands, wherein the type locality was located at the time.

Specimen weight:26 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2 mm
Overall size: 45mm x 37 mm x 25 mm

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