Mineral: Wurtzite
Locality: A-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Dimensions: 4 x 3 x 3 cm / main crystal: 3.9 cm.
Description: Mass: 42 g
MIM number: 1424
Probable year of extraction : 2011
Group of well formed, translucent, amber-colored crystals clearly showing the hexagonal hemihedry (widened base and pointy summit).
Photographer: AINU / Alessandro Clemenza;
Publication: "Mineralogical Record: May-Jun 2013"
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