Spherical aggregates formed of a multitude of acicular Malachite crystals of excellent, very deep and uniform green color, with their well-known velvety appearance, becoming darker in the center of the spheres, with a lighter colored edging at the ends of the needles. In rock matrix, the light colored Dolomite crystals stand out at the base of the piece creating a nice color contrast. Coming from a world class deposit, the Tsumeb Mine, at which two people, both now deceased, played a key role in the supply of quality specimens: Charles Key and Sidney Pieters, the latter having been the original source of this specimen, which was later in a French collection. We will send both labels to the buyer of the piece.
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region Namibia
Specimen size: 9 × 7.7 × 3.5 cm = 3.54” × 3.03” × 1.38”
Main crystal size: 2 × 1.6 cm = 0.79” × 0.63”
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