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Tsumeb Treasures

May 30, 2020 - The Tsumeb Mine was a world-class ore deposit in Namibia that was mined since the late 1800's, and then in phases as it declined into the early 1990's.  largely for copper, lead and zinc with silver, cadmium and germanium recovered as by-products. According to mindat.org, 328 mineral species have been documented from the mine and it is the type locality for an astounding 72 mineral species! Tsumeb is also acclaimed for producing the “best-of-species” for many minerals. Over the last couple of months, we have sorted through our old collections and unpacked many things put away for years, selecting many Tsumeb pieces originating from a variety of important collection acquisitions such as Shields and Frances Flynn, Charlie Key, Marshall Sussman and others. Species range from the more notable and common minerals from the locality such as smithsonite, azurite, dioptase and cuprite to incredible examples of rare species such as leiteite, alamosite, legrandite and reinerite. We are pleased to be able to present this substantial Tsumeb update for your review, curated by longtime collector and friend Dr. Tom Campbell, who wrote the text and took the photos as well. 

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Cuprite with Dolomite
TSU20-80
Cuprite with Dolomite
$1,500.00
Miniature, 3.7 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Legrandite with Reinerite (TL)
TSU20-79
Legrandite with Reinerite (TL)
$12,000.00
Thumbnail, 2.2 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Tsumcorite (type locality)
TSU20-78
Tsumcorite (type locality)
$2,500.00
Small Cabinet, 7.9 x 5.2 x 3.2 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Cerussite ps. after Anglesite
TSU20-77
Cerussite ps. after Anglesite
$6,000.00
Small Cabinet, 8.5 x 6.2 x 5.6 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Mimetite with Smithsonite
TSU20-75
Mimetite with Smithsonite
$400.00
Small Cabinet, 6.5 x 4.3 x 2.4 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Arsentsumebite pseudo after Mimetite
TSU20-74
Arsentsumebite pseudo after Mimetite
$3,500.00
Miniature, 3.9 x 2.7 x 2.8 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Anglesite
TSU20-73
Anglesite
$950.00
Miniature, 3.3 x 3.1 x 1.3 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Leiteite (type locality)
TSU20-72
Leiteite (type locality)
$7,500.00
Small Cabinet, 6.1 x 3.1 x 1.0 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Malachite on Cerussite
TSU20-70
Malachite on Cerussite
$850.00
Small Cabinet, 6.8 x 4.9 x 3.2 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Zincolivenite
TSU20-69
Zincolivenite
$2,450.00
Thumbnail, 2.8 x 2.5 x 2.0 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Smithsonite var. Cuprian Smithsonite
TSU20-68
Smithsonite var. Cuprian Smithsonite
$1,750.00
Small Cabinet, 8.8 x 5.0 x 4.1 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Cerussite on Smithsonite
TSU20-65
Cerussite on Smithsonite
$950.00
Small Cabinet, 6.9 x 5.2 x 2.8 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Mimetite (Gem Pocket 1971)
TSU20-63
Mimetite (Gem Pocket 1971)
$13,500.00
Miniature, 4.0 x 1.1 x 0.9 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Galena
TSU20-62
Galena
$2,000.00
Small Cabinet, 5.8 x 4.9 x 3.5 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Smithsonite var. Manganoan Smithsonite with Pyrite
TSU20-61
Smithsonite var. Manganoan Smithsonite with Pyrite
$2,400.00
Small Cabinet, 5.8 x 4.7 x 3.3 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Smithsonite var. Cuprian Smithsonite
TSU20-58
Smithsonite var. Cuprian Smithsonite
$1,500.00
Miniature, 4.0 x 2.7 x 1.3 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Cuprite with Dolomite and Malachite
TSU20-57
Cuprite with Dolomite and Malachite
$1,350.00
Small Cabinet, 7.1 x 4.0 x 3.3 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Dolomite Cast after Calcite
TSU20-56
Dolomite Cast after Calcite
$500.00
Small Cabinet, 8.2 x 4.8 x 3.0 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Aragonite var. Zincian
TSU20-53
Aragonite var. Zincian
$250.00
Thumbnail, 2.3 x 2.0 x 1.9 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Cerussite
TSU20-52
Cerussite
$1,500.00
Miniature, 4.7 x 2.9 x 2.0 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Cuprite
TSU20-51
Cuprite
$1,000.00
Miniature, 5.1 x 3.2 x 2.8 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Smithsonite var. Cobaltoan Smithsonite
TSU20-50
Smithsonite var. Cobaltoan Smithsonite
$1,250.00
Miniature, 4.0 x 2.7 x 2.0 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Dioptase and Calcite
TSU20-48
Dioptase and Calcite
$6,000.00
Small Cabinet, 7.9 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Chalcocite replacing Galena with Dolomite, Cerussite, Quartz
TSU20-47
Chalcocite replacing Galena with Dolomite, Cerussite, Quartz
$950.00
Small Cabinet, 8.3 x 4.4 x 3.3 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Rosasite on Malachite
TSU20-46
Rosasite on Malachite
$1,500.00
Miniature, 4.4 x 2.8 x 1.7 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Galena, Quartz
TSU20-45
Galena, Quartz
$1,500.00
Small Cabinet, 5.9 x 4.6 x 3.3 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Cerussite
TSU20-44
Cerussite
$6,000.00
Cabinet, 10.2 x 7.3 x 4.0 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Schneiderhohnite (type locality)
TSU20-43
Schneiderhohnite (type locality)
$15,000.00
Miniature, 4.8 x 4.3 x 4.1 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Alamosite with Kegelite (type locality) and Melanotekite
TSU20-41
Alamosite with Kegelite (type locality) and Melanotekite
$20,000.00
Miniature, 4.5 x 2.7 x 1.4 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Legrandite with Tsumcorite (type locality)
TSU20-40
Legrandite with Tsumcorite (type locality)
$15,000.00
Miniature, 5.3 x 4.0 x 3.4 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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