SILVER AMALGAM ON MALACHITE WITH CHENEVIXITE AND CUPRITE – TSUMEB – EX GEORG GEBHARD
$530.00
For sale is a real rarity, silver on malachite with chenevixite and cuprite from Tsumeb. Featuring blocky dark green malachite crystals, to 5mm. With lighter green chenevixite. Silver as small crystals on malachite. With deep red cuprite associated. This is a rare combination of minerals from Tsumeb mine. This piece was acquired by Paul Melville, directly from Georg Gebhard at his home in Woldbrol, Germany, in 2001.
Product Description
For sale is a real rarity, silver on malachite with chenevixite and cuprite from Tsumeb. Featuring blocky dark green malachite crystals, to 5mm. With lighter green chenevixite. Silver as small crystals on malachite. With deep red cuprite associated. This is a rare combination of minerals from Tsumeb mine. This piece was acquired by Paul Melville, directly from Georg Gebhard at his home in Woldbrol, Germany, in 2001. Comes with Georg’s label, and Paul Melville label. This is a classic documented occurrence. See Mineralogical Record, TSUMEB 2, edition. Please remember our prices are in Australian dollars.
43 LEVEL THIRD OXIDISATION ZONE, TSUMEB MINE, TSUMEB, NAMIBIA.
34 x 26 x 16mm.
