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Malachite on Quartz from Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

 
Malachite on Quartz from Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Malachite on Quartz from Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Malachite on Quartz from Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Malachite on Quartz from Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

DESCRIPTION:No. 50593
Mineral:Malachite on Quartz
Locality:Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Description:Lustrous green malachite crystals in hemispherical aggregates to 25 mm diameter on contrasting druzy quartz-coated brown matrix. Where the malachite is exposed on the rear the cores of the aggregates show crude columnar structure of transparent crystals.
Overall Size:10x7x7 cm
Crystals:1-2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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