Tsumeb Namibia, Assorted Minerals
The mines at Tsumeb have been the source of some of the worlds most beautiful and rare minerals! Long closed, here are some nice specimens from the fabled Tsumeb mining camp that have recently become available.
All prices in Canadian dollars. For payment in US$, deduct 21% or multiply by 0.79.
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- Item #14328
- Barite
- 3.8x2.9x3.2
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Largest Crystal Size: 5mm
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$35.00
- Tsumeb
Namibia- A rounded mass of tightly packed barite crystals that appears to have formed in clay or similar environment. An indiscernible catalogue number id painted on the base. Interesting and unusual!
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- Item #13725
- Leiteite
- 2.0x0.3x0.2
cm
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Largest Crystal Size: as above
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$50.00
- Tsumeb
Namibia- A clear, colourless cleavage fragment of this rare zinc arsenate mineral.
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- Item #13726
- Leiteite
- 2.2x0.3x0.1
cm
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Largest Crystal Size: as above
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$50.00
- Tsumeb
Namibia- We don't often see this mineral for sale. Here is a cleavage fragment of leiteite.
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- Item #14600
- Mottramite, Calcite
- 7.9x5.6x2.6
cm
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Largest Crystal Size: 1mm
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$45.00
- Tsumeb
Namibia- This specimen is composed mostly of mottramite in branching forms of small crystals. A dark green colouration to the mottramite. Lots of iron tinted calcite crystals on the front of the specimen. There is significant bruising to this specimen but there are lots of good areas of mottramite crystals, as well.
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- Item #14595
- Quartz
- 7.1x6.8x2.8
cm
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Largest Crystal Size: 1mm
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$40.00
- Tsumeb
Namibia- This is "just" a quartz specimen but it is very attractive and eye-catching! It is simply a druae of tiny quartz crystals that have formed over a veneer of copper mineralization (malachite?) on the rock underneath. Some of the quartz seems almost stalactitic. Interesting and attractive.
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- Item #16319
- Descloizite
- 6.3x5.7x3.6
cm
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Largest Crystal Size: 16mm
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$85.00
- Grootfontein
Namibia
- A cluster of very large, to 16mm, crystals of rich, lustrous, brown descloizite from THE classic locality.
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- Item #20753
- Duftite
- 4.7x3.3x3.0
cm
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Largest Crystal Size: n/a
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$75.00
- Tsumeb Mine
Namibia- The top/front of this specimen is covered with tiny, dark green crystals of duftite. Excellent example!
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- Item #20767
- Adamite, (Cuprian), Quartz
- 3.6x3.8x2.7
cm
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Largest Crystal Size: a-0.5mm
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$35.00
- Tsumeb
Namibia- This specimen has hundreds of cuprian adamite crystals crowded amongst pure white quartz crystals on this specimen. Nice example!
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- Item #21848
- Tsumcorite, Wulfenite
- 6mm across
cm
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Largest Crystal Size: micro
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$55.00
- Tsumeb Mine
Namibia- Yellow crystals of tsumcorite are associated with wulfenite crystals on this very small piece. R
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- Item #21845
- Tsumcorite, Wulfenite
- 14mm across
cm
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Largest Crystal Size: micro
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$55.00
- Tsumeb Mine
Namibia- Light greenish crystals of tsumcorite are associated with wulfenite crystals on this very small piece. R
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- Item #21847
- Tsumcorite, Wulfenite
- 6mm across
cm
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Largest Crystal Size: micro
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$45.00
- Tsumeb
Namibia- Light greenish crystals of tsumcorite are associated with wulfenite crystals on this very small piece. R
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