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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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19849 Time(s) |
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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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19889 Time(s) |
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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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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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19765 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Dolomite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 130mmx45mmx65mm |
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19808 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Dolomite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 130mmx45mmx65mm |
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19773 Time(s) |
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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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19759 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Dolomite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 130mmx45mmx65mm |
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19729 Time(s) |
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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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19613 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Smithsonite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 80mmx60mmx40mm |
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19597 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Smithsonite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 80mmx60mmx40mm |
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19640 Time(s) |
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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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19462 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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19448 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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19476 Time(s) |
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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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19369 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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19363 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 25mmx40mmx20mm |
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19372 Time(s) |
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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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19187 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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19259 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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19197 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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19223 Time(s) |
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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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19080 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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19131 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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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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19107 Time(s) |
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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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18978 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 28mmx90mm |
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18954 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 35mmx90mm |
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18982 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 35mmx90mm |
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18969 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 20mmx90mm |
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18946 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 20mmx90mm |
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18961 Time(s) |
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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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18807 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 22mmx64mm |
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18848 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 70mmx65mmx50mm |
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18801 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 70mmx65mmx50mm |
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18858 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 90mmx40mmx45mm |
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18841 Time(s) |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 90mmx40mmx45mm |
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18845 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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18660 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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18673 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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18670 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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18696 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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18528 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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18554 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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18553 Time(s) |
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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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18432 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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18416 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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18426 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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18346 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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18337 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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18294 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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18299 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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18319 Time(s) |
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