Malachite

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Object Details

Site Name

Tsumeb

Taxon

Azurite - Associated Mineral

Cuprite - Associated Mineral

Malachite - Primary Mineral

Quartz - Associated Mineral

Record Last Modified

5 Aug 2025

Site Number

3352593

Specimen Count

Other Numbers

IGSN ID : 10.58151/NHB0024JI

USNM Number

NMNH B14193-00

Place

Otjikoto, Namibia, Africa

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Mineral Sciences

Minerals

Data Source

NMNH - Mineral Sciences Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38333a8c9-9d21-4bf0-8144-02465a795900

Record ID

nmnhmineralsciences_1130454