AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Democratic Republic of the Congo > Calcite var. Cobaltoan |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 39789 |
Mineral: | Calcite var. Cobaltoan |
Locality: | Mupine Mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Description: | Scalenohedral pink calcite crystals on light-colored matrix with several small green malachite sprays. The calcite crystals are colored bright pink by cobalt impurities. They vary from translucent to transparent at the tips of the terminations. |
Overall Size: | 7x5x4 cm |
Crystals: | 15-25 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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