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Oshikoto, Oshikoto Region

Tsumeb Mine

Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Legendary dioptase, azurite, cerussite, mimetite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Oxidized carbonate pipe

One of the greatest mineral localities ever mined.

Keep exploring nearby

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