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Cuprite with Malachite on Chrysocolla from Mashamba West Mine, 13 km west of Kolwezi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

 
Cuprite with Malachite on Chrysocolla from Mashamba West Mine, 13 km west of Kolwezi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Cuprite with Malachite on Chrysocolla from Mashamba West Mine, 13 km west of Kolwezi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Cuprite with Malachite on Chrysocolla from Mashamba West Mine, 13 km west of Kolwezi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

DESCRIPTION:No. 45171
Mineral:Cuprite with Malachite on Chrysocolla
Locality:Mashamba West Mine, 13 km west of Kolwezi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Description:Translucent dark-red cuprite crystals to 10 mm on green chrysocolla with green fibrous malachite crystals to 4 mm on one face of matrix. The cuprite crystals have a sub-metallic luster and have smooth crystal faces.
Overall Size:10.5x5x3 cm
Crystals:1-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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