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Heimo Hellwig
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Posted: Sep 14, 2016 06:05 Post subject: Re: Collection of Heimo Hellwig |
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Tsumeb.
Mineral: | Cerussite and Malachite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 40mmx40mmx35mm |
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Mineral: | Cerussite and Malachite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 40mmx40mmx35mm |
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Mineral: | Cerussite and Malachite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 40mmx40mmx35mm |
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Mineral: | Cerussite and Malachite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Heimo Hellwig
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Posted: Sep 17, 2016 10:45 Post subject: Re: Collection of Heimo Hellwig |
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Tsumeb.
Mineral: | Dolomite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 130mmx45mmx65mm |
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Mineral: | Dolomite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 130mmx45mmx65mm |
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Mineral: | Dolomite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 130mmx45mmx65mm |
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Mineral: | Dolomite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 130mmx45mmx65mm |
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Side 2, close-up (Mottramite) |
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Mineral: | Dolomite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 130mmx45mmx65mm |
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Mineral: | Cuprite on Dolomite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 130mmx45mmx65mm |
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Side 3, close-up (Cuprite) |
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Heimo Hellwig
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Posted: Sep 20, 2016 00:13 Post subject: Re: Collection of Heimo Hellwig |
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Tsumeb.
Mineral: | Smithsonite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 80mmx60mmx40mm |
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Mineral: | Smithsonite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 80mmx60mmx40mm |
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Mineral: | Smithsonite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 80mmx60mmx40mm |
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Pierre Joubert
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Posted: Sep 20, 2016 03:03 Post subject: Re: Collection of Heimo Hellwig |
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Hi Heimo, this is a rather unusual Smithsonite; I am specifically referring to the colour.
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Heimo Hellwig
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Posted: Sep 20, 2016 03:51 Post subject: Re: Collection of Heimo Hellwig |
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Pierre Joubert wrote: | Hi Heimo, this is a rather unusual Smithsonite; I am specifically referring to the colour. |
Hello Pierre, this is an example of the Cadmian variety. To my knowledge not as common as the Cobaltian variety (pink) or the Cuprian variety (green). You also get the Manganoan variety (brownish/pink).
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Pierre Joubert
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Posted: Sep 20, 2016 05:33 Post subject: Re: Collection of Heimo Hellwig |
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Heimo Hellwig wrote: | Pierre Joubert wrote: | Hi Heimo, this is a rather unusual Smithsonite; I am specifically referring to the colour. |
Hello Pierre, this is an example of the Cadmian variety. To my knowledge not as common as the Cobaltian variety (pink) or the Cuprian variety (green). You also get the Manganoan variety (brownish/pink). |
I cannot remember personally ever seeing this type yet. I am by no means an authority, so I suppose that does not say much. Best regards.
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Heimo Hellwig
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Posted: Sep 21, 2016 00:19 Post subject: Re: Collection of Heimo Hellwig |
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Tsumeb.
Mineral: | Cerussite/Smithsonite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 80mmx45mmx20mm |
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Mineral: | Cerussite/Smithsonite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 80mmx45mmx20mm |
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19388 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Cerussite/Smithsonite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 80mmx45mmx20mm |
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Heimo Hellwig
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Posted: Sep 23, 2016 00:10 Post subject: Re: Collection of Heimo Hellwig |
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Tsumeb.
Mineral: | Smithsonite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 35mmx30mmx20mm |
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19309 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Smithsonite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 30mmx25mmx15mm |
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Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 25mmx40mmx20mm |
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Heimo Hellwig
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Posted: Sep 26, 2016 00:28 Post subject: Re: Collection of Heimo Hellwig |
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Erongo.
Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 90mmx50mmx35mm |
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19127 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 90mmx50mmx35mm |
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19196 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 65mmx45mmx20mm |
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Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 65mmx45mmx20mm |
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Heimo Hellwig
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Posted: Sep 28, 2016 04:47 Post subject: Re: Collection of Heimo Hellwig |
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Erongo.
Mineral: | Beryl (var. Aquamarine) and Schorl |
Locality: | Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 70mmx60mmx50mm |
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19020 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Beryl (var. Aquamarine) and Schorl |
Locality: | Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 70mmx60mmx50mm |
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19071 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 100mmx70mmx35mm |
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19011 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 100mmx70mmx35mm |
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Heimo Hellwig
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Posted: Sep 30, 2016 08:40 Post subject: Re: Collection of Heimo Hellwig |
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Brandberg.
Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 28mmx90mm |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 28mmx90mm |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 35mmx90mm |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 35mmx90mm |
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18908 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 20mmx90mm |
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18886 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 20mmx90mm |
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Pierre Joubert
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Posted: Sep 30, 2016 14:06 Post subject: Re: Collection of Heimo Hellwig |
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Most unusual! It looks like epidote. If it is indeed epidote then it is the best such specimen I have ever seen from Brandberg area. WOW!
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Heimo Hellwig
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Posted: Oct 01, 2016 00:48 Post subject: Re: Collection of Heimo Hellwig |
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Pierre Joubert wrote: | Most unusual! It looks like epidote. If it is indeed epidote then it is the best such specimen I have ever seen from Brandberg area. WOW! |
Thanks Pierre. I actually have no idea what the inclusions are.
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Pierre Joubert
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Posted: Oct 01, 2016 01:11 Post subject: Re: Collection of Heimo Hellwig |
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Heimo Hellwig wrote: | Pierre Joubert wrote: | Most unusual! It looks like epidote. If it is indeed epidote then it is the best such specimen I have ever seen from Brandberg area. WOW! |
Thanks Pierre. I actually have no idea what the inclusions are. |
How sure are you that it actually comes from Goboboseb? I am not 100% sure that it is epidote, but I can not think of another species, as I often find a few similar small hairlike epidote inclusions in quartz from that area, but never so abundant.
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Heimo Hellwig
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Posted: Oct 01, 2016 03:02 Post subject: Re: Collection of Heimo Hellwig |
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Pierre Joubert wrote: | Heimo Hellwig wrote: | Pierre Joubert wrote: | Most unusual! It looks like epidote. If it is indeed epidote then it is the best such specimen I have ever seen from Brandberg area. WOW! |
Thanks Pierre. I actually have no idea what the inclusions are. |
How sure are you that it actually comes from Goboboseb? I am not 100% sure that it is epidote, but I can not think of another species as I often find a few similar small hairlike epidote inclusions in quartz from that area, but never so abundant. |
These specimens were packed in a box marked "Brandberg 1995". So, Goboboseb is not a given, just a possibility.
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Heimo Hellwig
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Posted: Oct 01, 2016 08:33 Post subject: Re: Collection of Heimo Hellwig |
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Quartz - from the same box as above.
Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 22mmx64mm |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 22mmx64mm |
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18787 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 70mmx65mmx50mm |
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18741 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 70mmx65mmx50mm |
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18798 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 90mmx40mmx45mm |
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18779 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 90mmx40mmx45mm |
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18785 Time(s) |
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Heimo Hellwig
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Posted: Oct 03, 2016 00:17 Post subject: Re: Collection of Heimo Hellwig |
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Okorusu.
Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 110mmx45mmx50mm |
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18600 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 110mmx45mmx50mm |
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18613 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 65mmx35mmx30mm |
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18610 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 65mmx35mmx30mm |
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18635 Time(s) |
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Heimo Hellwig
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Posted: Oct 04, 2016 02:23 Post subject: Re: Collection of Heimo Hellwig |
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Back to Tsumeb.
Mineral: | Smithsonite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 50mmx40mmx25mm |
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Mineral: | Smithsonite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 50mmx40mmx25mm |
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18494 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Smithsonite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 50mmx40mmx25mm |
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Heimo Hellwig
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Posted: Oct 05, 2016 03:54 Post subject: Re: Collection of Heimo Hellwig |
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Tsumeb.
Mineral: | Smithsonite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 55mmx60mmx35mm |
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18371 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Smithsonite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 55mmx60mmx35mm |
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18355 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Smithsonite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 55mmx60mmx35mm |
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18366 Time(s) |
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Heimo Hellwig
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Posted: Oct 06, 2016 06:10 Post subject: Re: Collection of Heimo Hellwig |
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Tsumeb.
Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 140mmx110mmx65mm |
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18284 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 140mmx110mmx65mm |
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18277 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 140mmx110mmx65mm |
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18232 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 140mmx110mmx65mm |
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18237 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 140mmx110mmx65mm |
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