Talk:Tsumeb

Iwould like to add external links:  Plus  Are there any objections? Keith Irwin 14:49, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Origin of the name
To the frustrated contributor: Please don't go away. We value your input. Please take the time to find the reference that supports your claim. I think you are corerct but you will have to prove it- BEEFART Captainbeefart 14:38, 21 May 2007 (UTC) On the wall of the National Museum of Natural History on the Mall in Washington, DC, a sign says: "The original rock outcrop, colored green by copper minerals, led to the name Tsumeb, which means 'frog place' in the local language." Jerry-VA (talk) 15:06, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

170 Mineral Species, 20 Found Nowhere Else
I'll edit the "Minerals" section. Here is a sign on the wall in the National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, April 2014. I don't know how to cite it, please someone add the reference somehow. "The variety and beauty of minerals from Tsumeb, Namibia, are unsurpassed. More than 170 mineral species have been discovered there--20 found nowhere else.  What created this enormous diversity? The original sulfide mineral deposit contained a rich variety of metals.  It was altered by oxygen-rich groundwater, producing a host of new minerals. Since about 1900, Tsumeb has been an important producer of the metals copper, lead, zinc, cadmium, and germanium." Jerry-VA (talk) 15:15, 22 April 2014 (UTC) Note on citing the National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC: the exhibit containing the quoted sign is the "Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals". If we had the name of the curator, the citation could be "National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC; Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals, John Doe, Curator." Several beautiful specimens from Tsumeb are there. Jerry-VA (talk) 01:32, 26 April 2014 (UTC)