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BROCHANTITE
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia 5.5 × 3 × 2.5 cm

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Originally labeled malachite with atacamite, this one didn’t look quite right to me so we ran a battery of tests including XRD and EDX to determine that it is actually brochantite. These dark green needles covering a limonite matrix are still an unusual occurrence for Tsumeb, but not as rare as atacamite would have been.
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