Calcite Included with Dioptase & Copper
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
2.6 cm x 2.0 cm x 1.5 cm
ex. Prosper Williams
Out of an old collection, comes this amazing large thumbnail size specimen from the famous Tsumeb mine.
They say good things come in small packages, well this is one of them!
This old Prosper Williams specimen comes with his old tag,
and on the back is hand written "Native Copper in Calcite, Tsumeb, S.W.A., 1967".
Prosper was a well known dealer and collector of Tsumeb and South African minerals.
This early specimen is small, but a wonderful cluster of calcite crystals, that are included with colorful dioptase and native copper.
You will need magnification to clearly see the copper, some are shiny platelets and others are small chunks of native.
A very nice early example for this mine.
