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Cornetite on Chrysocolla with Malachite from L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Type Locality for Cornetite)

 
Cornetite on Chrysocolla with Malachite from L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Type Locality for Cornetite)

Cornetite on Chrysocolla with Malachite from L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Type Locality for Cornetite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 51730
Mineral:Cornetite on Chrysocolla with Malachite
Locality:L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Type Locality for Cornetite)
Description:Lustrous transparent blue cornetite crystals to 0.5 mm on translucent chrysocolla crusts with areas of lustrous green malachite microcrystals to 0.1 mm. The cornetite crystals look beautiful when viewed under magnification.
Overall Size:5x4x2 cm
Crystals:0.1-0.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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