Mineral: Cuprite
Locality: Onganja (Emke) Mine, Helen Farm 235, Onganja mining area, Seeis, Windhoek District, Khomas Region, Namibia
Dimensions: 11,0 x 14,0 x 8,5 cm
Description: Main crystal size : 5,9 cm
Sharp-edged, perfectly crystallized green crystals covered with a green malachite coating, and having developed on the edges of a massive white calcite matrix .
MIM number 721
Photographer : Augustin de Valence (Ainu)
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